Action ·Crime · Japan · 1965 · 1h 30m

Brutal Tales of Chivalry

昭和残侠伝

Brutal Tales of Chivalry poster
Director
Kiyoshi Saeki
Cast
Ken Takakura as Seiji Terajima Ryō Ikebe as Jukichi Kazama Hiroki Matsukata as Masa Tatsuo Umemiya as Goro Yoshiko Mita as Aya Shinjirō Ehara as Kiyo
Crew
Ichirō Hoshijima — Director of Photography Yoshiki Nagasawa — Editor Shunsuke Kikuchi — Original Music Composer Isao Matsumoto — Screenplay Eimei Yamamoto — Screenplay Akira Murao — Screenplay
Synopsis

After World War II, their town was a pile of rubble. Gennosuke, the second generation boss of the Kamizu Group was upholding yakuza chivalry by keeping black-market and illegal items out of their open-air market. Taking advantage of the mess, Iwasa and his gang take hold of goods from the US military, black-market and controlled items in order to become the most powerful group in Enko area.

Mood & Themes
japanyakuzashōwa era (1926-89)
Key Collaborators
Kiyoshi Saeki Director Ichirō Hoshijima Director of Photography Yoshiki Nagasawa Editor Shunsuke Kikuchi Original Music Composer Isao Matsumoto Screenplay Eimei Yamamoto Screenplay Akira Murao Screenplay
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