Rogue (1968)
Coal miner Isamu Oba is forced to quit his village and leave his mother and siblings behind. Mining buddy Ichiro accompanies him to Tokyo, and the pair enjoy several "fish-out-of-water" sequences before finding employment at a boxing gym with trainer Sawada and his spunky sister Tomoko. The boys also find part time night jobs as roving minstrels in the club district courtesy of benevolent gang boss Asakawa. Of course, they run afoul of boss Karasawa's cruel gang. Karasawa also has it in for Asakawa, and this indirectly throws a spanner into the works as far as Isamu's burgeoning success as a kickboxer. When Asakawa's HQ is burned to the ground by Karasawa's men, Asakawa tries to kill Karasawa - which, of course, leads to his own gruesome death. Isamu goes on the rampage with his sword, wiping out Karasawa and men.
Director:
Masahiro Makino
Writer:
Yoshihiro Ishimatsu
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Ken Takakura as Isamu Oba |
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Bunta Sugawara as Ichiro Yamakawa |
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Minoru Ōki as Kenzo Sawada |
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Kenjirō Ishiyama as Masayoshi Asakawa |
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Kenji Ushio as Miyoshi |
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Fumio Watanabe as Shigekichi Karasawa |
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Aiko Mimasu as Fusayo |
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Nobuo Yana as Kazama |
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Harumi Sone as Murai |
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Nobuo Kaneko as Suyama |
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Sanekô Yôshimura as Tomoko Sawada |
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Tamae Kiyokawa as Teruko |
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Haruo Tanaka as |
| Directing | Masahiro Makino | Director |
| Writing | Yoshihiro Ishimatsu | Screenplay |
| Crew | Masahikô Jimurâ | Cinematography |
| Sound | Takeo Watanabe | Music |
