One of Japan's most popular stories is the tale of Kutsukake Tokijiro, a traveling gambler who finds that he must take care of the wife and child of a yakuza he had been forced by the code of the gamblers to fight man to man. In a brilliant performance from super-star Ichikawa Raizo, with strong support from two of the greats from Toho, Shimura Takashi (7 Samurai) and Aratama Michiyo (Sword of Doom) the heartfelt story reaches new heights. Tokijiro, having learned the true nature of the boss to whom he was obligated for having spent a night and eaten at the gang's headquarters takes up arms against them in a running battle fought across the back roads of the entire nation. Another powerful rendition of this superb story, it is not to be missed!
Directed by Kazuo Ikehiro
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Cast
Raizō Ichikawa
Kutsukake Tokijirô
Michiyo Aratama
Okinu
Takashi Shimura
Hacchônawate Tokubei
Haruko Sugimura
Oroku
Fujio Suga
Tomeda no Sukegorô
Yoshio Inaba
Shôten
Gen Shimizu
Ryūzō Shimada
Mutsuda no Sanzô
Shigeru Aoki
Tarôkichi
Toshio Chiba
Akada Sanjûrô
Shinobu Araki
Genemon
Mitsugu Terashima
Fujio Murakami
Sumao Ishihara
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