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