Sun in the Last Days of the Shogunate (1957)

Sun in the Last Days of the Shogunate 1957 Set in the last few years of the shoguns rule, this periodensemble movie depicts the lives of the young and the restless at a whorehouse The protagonist is Saheiji, a resourceful, witty free spirit Its 1862, 6 years before the Shogun turned his political power over to the Emperor Penniless Saheiji splashes out at a famous Shinagawa whorehouse Hes forced to stay on at the whorehouse to repay his debt At first Saheiji is regarded as an unwelcome guest who never leaves but it turns out he is not just a poor grifter None of the whorehouses guests, hosts, servants and attending ladies are innocent but they are pragmatic schemers Saheiji soon endears himself to them all and solves many whorehouse disputes with his wit But it is slowly revealed that the seemingly perfect Saheiji is suffering from tuberculosis and his future is uncertain