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.
Unfortunately the movie Bonchi is not yet available on HBO Max.
Writing | Natto Wada | Screenplay |
Writing | Toyoko Yamasaki | Novel |
Writing | Kon Ichikawa | Screenplay |
Directing | Kazuo Ikehiro | Assistant Director |
Directing | Kon Ichikawa | Director |
Art | Yoshinobu Nishioka | Art Direction |
Lighting | Kenichi Okamoto | Lighting Technician |
Crew | Masao Ôsumi | Sound Recordist |
Production | Masaichi Nagata | Producer |
Editing | Shigeo Nishida | Editor |
Camera | Kazuo Miyagawa | Director of Photography |
Sound | Yasushi Akutagawa | Original Music Composer |