· Japan · 1955 · 1h 35m

A Man Among Men

男性ＮＯ.１

Director

Cast

Toshirō Mifune as "Buick" Maki Koji Tsuruta as Ken Yū Fujiki as Ichiro Shimamura Mariko Okada as Michiko Fubuki Koshiji as Takako Kumeko Urabe as Okimi

Crew

Kazuo Yamada — Director of Photography Ikuma Dan — Original Music Composer Masato Ide — Writer Ryuzo Kikushima — Story Sōjirō Motoki — Producer Iwao Akune — Production Design

Synopsis

Gangsters Ken and Maki are rivals in the ticket-scalping game. They make an uneasy truce, but Ken wrecks the truce by agreeing to fix a boxing match in which Maki has an interest in one of the fighters. After a terrible brawl, the two gangsters discover that they have both been played for suckers by their bosses. They join forces to turn the tables on the bosses.

Key Collaborators

Kajirō Yamamoto Director Kazuo Yamada Director of Photography Ikuma Dan Original Music Composer Masato Ide Writer Ryuzo Kikushima Story Sōjirō Motoki Producer Iwao Akune Production Design

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