Rampaging Dragon of the North (1966)
The son of a prominent member of a fishing community returns home after a stint with the yakuza to find his father has died under orders of a local gang leader. He sets out to avenge his father, keeping his plans secret from his mother who is cold to him since his perceived abandonment of the family. This wonderful, if little-seen, Fukasaku gem deals with family, community and what it means to do right by both.
Director:
Kinji Fukasaku
Writers:
Fumio Kōnami, Susumu Saji.
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Tatsuo Umemiya as |
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Shingo Yamashiro as |
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Jiro Okazaki as |
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Hayato Tani as |
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Nijiko Kiyokawa as |
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Tōru Yuri as |
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Tōru Abe as |
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Susumu Fujita as |
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Michitarō Mizushima as |
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Yōko Mihara as |
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Eiko Azusa as |
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Akikane Sawa as |
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Hideo Murota as Gen Ashida |
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Joji Takagi as Kumai |
| Directing | Kinji Fukasaku | Director |
| Writing | Fumio Kōnami | Screenplay |
| Writing | Susumu Saji | Screenplay |
| Art | Hiroshi Kitagawa | Production Design |
| Camera | Yoshikazu Yamasawa | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Taichiro Kosugi | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Fumio Soda | Editor |