The read
It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
Hidejirō is sent to prison after killing the boss of a rival family. After being released, he discovers that his family has scattered and he is taken in by a company of quarry workers, whose boss has a strict code of non-violence. When the rival family tries to take over the company and kills their boss, Hidejirō must choose between his promise of non-violence and his yakuza code of revenge...
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
7 audience votes
Key crew
- Masahiro MakinoDirector
- Isao MatsumotoScreenplay
- Eimei YamamotoScreenplay
- Shunsuke KikuchiOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Ken TakakuraHanada Hidejiro
- Sumiko FujiCast
- Kyōsuke MachidaTokichi
- Chie KobayashiCast
- Tamami NatsuCast
- Rinichi YamamotoMinegishi Ryuhei
- Harumi SoneCast
- Shinji KonoCast
- Shinsuke MikimotoCast
- Bokuzen HidariCast
- Kōji FujiyamaCast
- Ryō IkebeKazama Jukichi
Stills
Themes
japanyakuzashōwa era (1926-89)