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The Elder Sister (1969)

Genre : Crime, Drama, Thriller

Runtime : 1H 28M

Director : Buichi Saito
Writer : Norio Osada

Synopsis

Follows the struggles of a yakuza wife after his husband gets hurt in a knife fight.

Actors

Hiroko Ogi
Hiroko Ogi
Ai Konno
Akira Kobayashi
Akira Kobayashi
Goro Fujikawa
Shinjirô Ehara
Shinjirô Ehara
Junichi Konno
Eiji Gō
Eiji Gō
Ryôhei Uchida
Ryôhei Uchida
Jirô Okazaki
Jirô Okazaki
Ryōji Hayama
Ryōji Hayama
Masao Shimizu
Masao Shimizu
Nobuko Aoki
Nobuko Aoki
Iwae Arai
Iwae Arai
Kanjūrō Arashi
Kanjūrō Arashi
Hyōe Enoki
Hyōe Enoki
Saburo Hiromatsu
Saburo Hiromatsu
Hiroshi Ichimura
Hiroshi Ichimura
Seishirô Iwate
Seishirô Iwate
Yuzo Kiura
Yuzo Kiura
Yoshihiko Tabata
Yoshihiko Tabata
Akira Takahashi
Akira Takahashi

Crews

Buichi Saito
Buichi Saito
Director
Goro Fujita
Goro Fujita
Original Story
Norio Osada
Norio Osada
Screenplay
Taichiro Kosugi
Taichiro Kosugi
Music
Kenji Hagiwara
Kenji Hagiwara
Cinematography
Mitsuo Kondô
Mitsuo Kondô
Editor
Akane Shiratori
Akane Shiratori
Script Supervisor

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