Inn of Evil

Inn of Evil
Directed byMasaki Kobayashi
Screenplay byKyoko Miyazaki
Based onFukagawa anrakutei
by Shugoro Yamamoto
Produced by
  • Masayuki Sato
  • Ginichi Kishimoto
  • Hieyuki Shiino
Starring
CinematographyKozo Okazaki
Music byToru Takemitsu
Production
companies
Distributed byToho
Release date
  • 11 September 1971 (1971-09-11) (Japan)
Running time
120 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Inn of Evil (いのちぼうにふろう, Inochi bonifuro) is a 1971 Japanese film directed by Masaki Kobayashi. The film set during the Tokugawa Shogunate and is about a tavern in Edo which smugglers use as a base of operations. The film was adapted from the novel Fukagawa anarakutei (transl.Fukagawa Comfort Restaurant) by Shugoro Yamamoto. The film received four awards at the Mainichi Film Concours, including Best Actor and Best Score.