Action ·Crime ·Drama · Japan · 1984 · 2h 13m

The Miracle of Joe, the Petrel

海燕ジョーの奇跡

Director

Cast

Saburo Tokito as Umitsubame Joe Miwako Fujitani as Yoko Tamagi Kentarō Shimizu as Sawai Midori Satsuki as Michi Yoshio Harada as Yonamine Toshirō Mifune as Fisherman

Crew

Tatsuo Suzuki — Director of Photography Osamu Inoue — Editor Fumio Kōnami — Screenplay Eiichi Uchida — Screenplay Toshiya Fujita — Screenplay Ryūzō Saki — Novel

Tagline

He avenges himself and escapes far south to the Philippines. He lives only for today. That's his youth.

Synopsis

In Okinawa, a Japanese-Filipino gangster named Joe kills an Okinawan mobster. Joe temporarily escapes the pursuing mob by fleeing to the Philippines, hoping to find there safety and perhaps to link up with his father. He meets Yoko, a saloon girl, who looks after him, but soon Joe's enemies show up, determined to make Joe pay.

Mood & Themes

based on novel or book

Key Collaborators

Toshiya Fujita Director Tatsuo Suzuki Director of Photography Osamu Inoue Editor Fumio Kōnami Screenplay Eiichi Uchida Screenplay Toshiya Fujita Screenplay Ryūzō Saki Novel Hisao Nabeshima Producer

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