BonchiMovie
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.
About Bonchi
Bonchi is a 1960 comedy, drama movie directed by Kon Ichikawa.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 45m, production credits from Japan, an original language code of JA.
The credited cast includes Raizō Ichikawa, Ayako Wakao, Fubuki Koshiji, Mitsuko Kusabue. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
