Tale on Kanto Chivalry (1963)
This is Akira Kobayashi's first leading role in a gangster film in the ninkyo-eiga genre. Together with Joe Shishido, he stars in a film about the fateful clash between two men living in the world of the yakuza. The Tomoe, Takato, and Senba gangs in Ryogoku are constantly fighting over territory. Rickshaw driver Daisaku decides to protect Takato's gang for the sake of his former benefactor, Setsu, but the rival Senba gang considers Daisaku their enemy...
Director:
Akinori Matsuo
Writers:
Masataka Fujsaki, Gan Yamazaki.
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Akira Kobayashi as Daisaku |
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Joe Shishido as Masa from Kanto |
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Kōji Wada as Ken |
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Chieko Matsubara as |
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Hideo Murata as |
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Shinsuke Ashida as |
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Daizaburo Hirata as |
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Masao Mishima as |
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Midori Satsuki as |
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Shirō Ōsaka as |
| Directing | Akinori Matsuo | Director |
| Writing | Masataka Fujsaki | Screenplay |
| Writing | Gan Yamazaki | Screenplay |
| Writing | Torao Setoguchi | Novel |
| Camera | Kazumi Iwasa | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Hajime Kaburagi | Original Music Composer |
