Watch Why Not? (1981) Online

The film depicts carnivalesque atmosphere summed up by the cry "Ei ja nai ka" ("Why not?") in Japan in 1867 and 1868 in the days leading to the Meiji Restoration. It examines the effects of the political and social upheaval of the time, and culminates in a revelrous march on the Tokyo Imperial Palace, which turns into a massacre. Characteristically, Imamura focuses not on the leaders of the country, but on characters in the lower classes and on the fringes of society. Read More

Watch Why Not? online. Featuring Shigeru Izumiya and Kaori Momoi, Why Not? is classified as Drama genre movie with an average rating across the web of 6.4. It is available for streaming online in the USA on 1 services such as Criterion Channel. The movie was filmed in Japan and was released on 1981. Why Not? was directed by Shōhei Imamura,Hideo Nanbu. Read Less