The read
A Balasaur Score of 68 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.7/10.
Synopsis
The story of Shinsuke, a young man who lives through a stormy life as a poverty-stricken coal miner. Ranging from Shinsuke's infanthood to his mid-teens. Coal workers and the mines dominate nearly every aspect of his life. Shinsuke's father a group leader at the mine, dies while bravely using dynamite to rescue a group of trapped Korean miners. Several older men attempt to help he and his mother cope, including a friendly Harley-riding yakuza boss. This movie has it all, drama, romance, sex, yakuza and violence! It is based on a story by Hiroyuki Itsuki that was originally serialized in the magazine Shukan Gendai in 1969-70.
Ratings
4 audience votes
Key crew
- Kinji FukasakuDirector
- Tatsuo NogamiWriter
- Koreyoshi KuraharaDirector
- Hako YamasakiOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Bunta SugawaraShigezo Ibuki
- Keiko MatsuzakaTae Ibuki
- Koichi SatoShisuke Ibuki
- Kaoru SugitaOrie Maki
- Hitomi KageyamaCast
- Nenji KobayashiChota
- Taiko ShinbashiMasae Maki
- Aoi NakajimaKimiyo Hirai
- Junichi IshidaHirano
- Takeshi ŌbayashiCast
- Sakae UmezuCast
- Kantarō SugaIchimura
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