The Day the Sun Rose

The Day the Sun Rose

Original Title: 祇園祭
Release: 1968 | Community Score: 70%

Shinkichi, a peasant employed as a cloth-dyer, has a dream: in the midst of the civil war which ravages Japan, he hopes to revive the long-banned custom of the Kyoto Gion Festival, and by doing so, bring together the warring clans and rampaging brigands in peaceful celebration.