The Day the Sun Rose (1968) 
Shinkichi, a peasant employed as a cloth-dyer, has a dream: in the midst of the civil war which ravages Japan, he hopes to revive the long-banned custom of the Kyoto Gion Festival, and by doing so, bring together the warring clans and rampaging brigands in peaceful celebration.
Directed by Tetsuya Yamanouchi
Screenplay by Kunio Shimizu, Naoyuki Suzuki