A Revengeful Raid
次郎長と小天狗 殴り込み甲州路
Release: 1962-09-22
·Runtime: 82m
·★ 5.0
In this tale of bravery and honor among the roving gamblers of old Japan, the heroic Jirocho, Boss of the Tokaido is called upon to help a young yakuza named Eijiro after he runs afoul of the new samurai officials who have taken over his hometown. Expertly portrayed by Kitaoji Kinya (son of the all-time great star Ichikawa Utaemon), this young man stands up for the townspeople and puts his life on the line. Jirocho, played by superstar Nakamura Kinnosuke, a boss known for his honor and valor soon finds himself involved in the feud which will only end in a brutal showdown.
Production Countries
Japan
Production Companies
Toei Company
Cast
Michitarō Mizushima
Eiji Minakata
Michimaro Otabe
Isao Yamagata
Minken Karasawa
Chōichirō Kawarasaki
Kinnosuke Nakamura
Jerry Fujio
Kinjirô Tooyama
Kunio Kaga
Kenji Kusumoto
Haruo Tanaka
Eijirō Yanagi
Kenji Susukida
Yuriko Mishima
Kinya Kitaoji
Kinji Nakamura
Daisuke Awaji
Masaharu Arikawa
Kusuo Abe
Tetsuko Kobayashi
