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 | Toyoko Yamasaki | Novel |
Writing | Kon Ichikawa | Screenplay |
Writing | Natto Wada | Screenplay |
Directing | Kazuo Ikehiro | Assistant Director |
Directing | Kon Ichikawa | Director |
Production | Masaichi Nagata | Producer |
Editing | Shigeo Nishida | Editor |
Art | Yoshinobu Nishioka | Art Direction |
Crew | Masao Ōsumi | Sound Recordist |
Lighting | Ken'ichi Okamoto | Lighting Technician |
Camera | Kazuo Miyagawa | Director of Photography |
Sound | Yasushi Akutagawa | Original Music Composer |