An Ode to Yakuza (1970)
Tatematsu Minoru, a yakuza belonging to the Ishikawa group that runs the Shinjuku area, has a beautiful sister named Akane. He dreams of sending her to college and turning her into a perfect young lady. He's extremely fond of Akane. His fondness for her goes beyond how he feels about his mistress, Kanae. And yet, Akane feels alone. Now, a new tutor comes into her life that seems to have taken a liking to her...
Director:
Yasuzō Masumura
Writer:
Ichirō Ikeda
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Shintarō Katsu as Minoru Tatematsu |
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Naoko Ohtani as Akane Tatematsu |
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Yūsuke Kawazu as Shigetaro Kaizuka |
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Kiwako Taichi as Kanae Honda |
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Masakazu Tamura as Yuji Inumaru |
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Yoshi Katō as Taisuke Inumaru, Akane's Father |
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Michiko Araki as Rie Inumaru |
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Asao Uchida as Ishikawa |
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Yoshihiko Aoyama as Susumu Honda |
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Sei Hiraizumi as Hisai |
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Yūzō Hayakawa as Kiyama |
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Tsutomu Nakata as Morikawa |
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Takashi Nakamura as bandit |
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Kōichi Itō as Guest of Kiyama |
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Yoshio Takee as turkish bath guest |
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Hiroko Kai as turkish bath girl |
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Chikara Hashimoto as Sotoyama |
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Kenichi Tani as bartender |
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Kisao Tobita as driver |
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Yukari Yoneyama as |
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Sumire Mikasa as |
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Yasuko Hanamura as |
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Goro Shigeno as |
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Ken Nakahara as |
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Rin Sugimori as |
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Yasuo Araki as |
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Shinichi Matsuyama as |
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Nao Kawashima as |
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Etsuko Kawauchi as |
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Shizuo Chūjō as |
| Lighting | Nagaharu Watanabe | Lighting Technician |
| Editing | Tatsuji Nakashizu | Editor |
| Directing | Akio Kondo | Assistant Director |
| Art | Hiroshi Maruyama | Assistant Art Director |
| Production | Hiroaki Fujii | Producer |
| Art | Tomohisa Yano | Art Direction |
| Sound | Hikaru Hayashi | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Takeo Suda | Sound Recordist |
| Camera | Setsuo Kobayashi | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Yasuzō Masumura | Director |
| Writing | Ichirō Ikeda | Screenplay |
| Writing | Jūgo Kuroiwa | Novel |
