Japan Synopsis
幕末太陽傳
Saheji, a man-about-town, gets stuck at a high-class brothel when he can’t pay the bill. He makes the best of his situation by performing various tasks amidst the tumult of the end of the shogunate—but always by making sure to get a “commission” for his troubles.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Nikkatsu Corporation
Comedy + Drama in Japan
462 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era itself).
The 1956–1958 Japan Window
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era holds position #6 of 31 Japan films in the 1956–1958 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1950s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1950s in Japan, 76 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era premiered alongside 9 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 9 other Japan films in 1957.
The 97th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
25 audience reviews — more than 44% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 25th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- grifter · 2
- bakumatsu · 2
- brothel · 17
- samurai · 128
- prostitute · 39
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,470 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (68th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.5 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Comedy productions specifically: #529 of 1,411 (top 37%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Nikkatsu Corporation |
| Runtime | 1h 50m |
| Release Date | July 14, 1957 |
| IMDb | tt0050162 |