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Rating: 7 stars

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radiance films Japan yakuza gambler code murder widow consumption debt sword fight

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Tokijiro: Lone Yakuza (1966)

Directed by Tai Katô

Action | Drama

Overview

Tokijiro has the unfortunate duty according to the code of the gamblers to join in the fighting when afforded a night’s stay and meals at the home of a town boss. Though he dislikes killing, the strength of his swordsmanship will be tested time and time again in the bloody tale.

Length 90 minutes

Actors

Kinnosuke Nakamura | Junko Ikeuchi | Jirô Okazaki | Keiko Yumi | Yôko Mihara | Nijiko Kiyokawa | Kiyoshi Atsumi | Chiyonosuke Azuma | Kazuko Izumi | Kinnosuke Nakamura II | Kinnosuke Takamatsu | Shintaro Nasu | Yoshiki Oyamada | 松下次郎 | Masaru Shiga | Tetsuya Yûki | Tokinosuke Nakamura | Otabe Michimaro | Masataka Iwao | 西田明 | Akira Hirasawa | Hideo Shimada | Mitsuko Yamada | Masao Hori | Shinnosuke Ogata | Masaji Arikawa | Kenji Egi | Hiroshi Hatano | 高谷瞬二 | Heitaro Gori | Kyônosuke Murai | Kei Iinuma | Yoshiko Nakamura | Kusuo Abe | Ushio Akashi

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Viewing Notes

A lone drifter/gambler becomes involved with the son and widow of a man he killed and eventually betrays his code to assist her. An interesting blend of humor, melodrama and action that sometimes feels disjointed in its attempts to blend the three. Kinnosuke Nakamura does as good job balancing everything in the titular role as the reluctant anti-hero.

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