Inn of Evil

Inn of Evil

121 mins | Drama, Crime | Sept. 11, 1971

The story takes place in feudal Japan, when any commerce with the rest of the world was strictly prohibited. An idealist suddenly appears in an isolated inn (the one that the title refers to), the head-quarters of a group of smugglers, with stolen money intended to ransom his loved one who is forced to work in a brothel.

Inn of Evil

121 mins | Drama, Crime | Sept. 11, 1971

Inn of Evil
The story takes place in feudal Japan, when any commerce with the rest of the world was strictly prohibited. An idealist suddenly appears in an isolated inn (the one that the title refers to), the head-quarters of a group of smugglers, with stolen money intended to ransom his loved one who is forced to work in a brothel.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Toho Company, Ltd.
Original title いのちぼうにふろう
Directors Shûki Yoshizawa, Eiko Yoshida, Masaki Kobayashi
Writers Yasuko Miyazaki, Shûgorô Yamamoto

Cast

Tatsuya Nakadai

as Sadashichi

Komaki Kurihara

as Omitsu

Wakako Sakai

as Okiwa

Shigeru Kôyama

as Officer Kanedo

Kei Satō

as Yohei

Ichirô Nakatani

as Officer Okajima (uncredited)

Yôsuke Kondô

as Masaji

Shin Kishida

as Genzô

Hatsuo Yamaya

as Bunta

Masao Mishima

as Funayado Tokubei

Shun Ueda

as Senkichi

Daigo Kusano

as Yoshinosuke

Sen Yano

as (uncredited)

Kakuya Saeki

as (uncredited)

Ginzô Sekiguchi

as (uncredited)

Shintarō Katsu

as Wanderer