---
title: 'Eijanaika (1981)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Shohei Imamura'
released: '1981-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 151
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/eijanaika-1981'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082313/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Eijanaika (1981)

1981 · 151 min · Drama · Japan

Original title: ええじゃないか

## Synopsis

Eijanaika or Why Not?  is a 1981 Japanese film by director Shohei Imamura. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1981 Cannes Film Festival.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Shohei Imamura](https://cinepixo.com/people/shohei-imamura)
- **Screenplay:** [Shohei Imamura](https://cinepixo.com/people/shohei-imamura)
- **Producer:** [Shohei Imamura](https://cinepixo.com/people/shohei-imamura), [Shoichi Ozawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/shoichi-ozawa)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Shinichiro Ikebe](https://cinepixo.com/people/shinichiro-ikebe)

## Cast

- [Kaori Momoi](https://cinepixo.com/people/kaori-momoi)
- [Yūko Tanaka](https://cinepixo.com/people/yuko-tanaka)
- [Ken Ogata](https://cinepixo.com/people/ken-ogata)
- [Mitsuko Baishō](https://cinepixo.com/people/mitsuko-baisho)
- [Nenji Kobayashi](https://cinepixo.com/people/nenji-kobayashi)
- [Ako](https://cinepixo.com/people/ako)
- [Shigeru Izumiya](https://cinepixo.com/people/shigeru-izumiya)
- [Taiji Tonoyama](https://cinepixo.com/people/taiji-tonoyama)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/eijanaika-1981
Film facts: Wikidata (Q3049374); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.