

03/01/1957
An all-star cast highlights this Jidai-Geki classic. Set in the samurai era, this is the tale of period Yakuza. One of the real classics in this genre. In this dramatic portrayal of the real-life gambling boss Jirocho, a good-hearted and honest boss sets out to take revenge for a fellow boss. At the same time, the other local bosses, in a bid to increase their own power, plot to dispose of Jirocho. Starring Kataoka Chiezo in one of his signature roles, this is an excellent portrayal of a figure who is not well known outside of Japan. Co-starring Nakamura Kinnosuke, this exciting tale of period yakuza brings history to life.

Utaemon Ichikawa
as Boss Omaeda

Chiezo Kataoka
as Jirocho

Kinnosuke Nakamura
as Mori no Ishimatsu

Sentarō Fushimi
as Senemon

Hashizo Ōkawa
as Sangoro

Hizuru Takachiho
as Oshino

Shinobu Chihara
as Otami

Chie Ueki
as Seikichi

Yumiko Hasegawa
as Osen

Kensaku Hara
as Omasa

Eijirō Kataoka
as Obata

Kunio Kaga
as Shutaro

Eijirō Tōno
as Kansuke

Isao Yamagata
as Miyakodori

Kogiku Hanayagi
as Ocho

Eitarō Shindō
as Kyuroku

Mitsuko Miura
as Otaki

Ryutaro Otomo
as Chobei

Chiyonosuke Azuma
as Shichigoro

Ryūnosuke Tsukigata
as Kurokama

Yoshio Yoshida
as

Isamu Yamaguchi
as

Kusuo Abe
as

Ryōsuke Kagawa
as

Sōji Kiyokawa
as

Kiyoshi Sawada
as

Yuji Kamishiro
as

Kazuo Tokita
as

Osamu Koganei
as

Shimezo Nakano
as

Koji Arima
as

Kinnosuke Takamatsu
as

Shusuke Daimonji
as

Nakajirō Tomita
as

Shinji Oda
as

Hachiro Yamauchi
as

Tetsunosuke Tsukigata
as

Gentarō Mori
as

Kenji Kusumoto
as

Kyōji Tōyama
as

Tokumaro Dan
as

Harue Akagi
as
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