Bonchi(1960)

Kikuji is the scion of an Osaka merchant family whose traditional power is matrilineal. Instructed by his overbearing mother and grandmother to give them an heiress for the family business, he stands by helplessly as his wife is thrown out of the house for producing a son. Driven to a life of dissipation - his mistresses also fail to produce daughters - in the end he is just too tired to care.

Genre: Drama

Director: Kon Ichikawa

Actors: Raizô Ichikawa, Tamao Nakamura, Mitsuko Kusabue, Machiko Kyô, Ayako Wakao, Fubuki Koshiji, Kikue Môri, Isuzu Yamada, Eiji Funakoshi, Shigenori Hayashi

Release date: 1960-04-14

Country of origin: Japan

Length: 1h 45m

Ratings:

• 6.8/10