Drama · Japan · 1964 · 1h 30m

The Money Dance

ど根性物語　銭の踊り

The Money Dance poster
Director
Kon Ichikawa
Cast
Shintarō Katsu as Hapyaku Machida Eiji Funakoshi as Chiemi Eri as Jun Hamamura as Roy James as Shirō Ōtsuji as
Crew
William H. Daniels — Director of Photography Kazuo Miyagawa — Director of Photography Hajime Hana — Original Music Composer Kon Ichikawa — Screenplay
Synopsis

Machida (Shintaro Katsu) is in constant trouble because of his instincts to do right every time, even when it endangers his life. A gang hires him for his "forceful personality," and assigns him to kill evil people, a president of a loan company and a drug baron.

Mood & Themes
hitmanyakuzaorganized crime
Key Collaborators
Kon Ichikawa Director William H. Daniels Director of Photography Kazuo Miyagawa Director of Photography Hajime Hana Original Music Composer Kon Ichikawa Screenplay
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