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Brave Red Flower of the North (1970)

Genre : Drama, Crime

Runtime : 1H 34M

Director : Yasuo Furuhata
Writer : Kazuo Kasahara

Synopsis

An exciting tale of action on the distant northern island of Hokkaido around the beginning of the 20th Century starring two of the biggest names in Yakuza film history, Fuji Junko and Takakura Ken. Since the death of death of her father, Yuki who has traveled from her home in the southernmost part of Japan must fight corrupt local officials seeking to fill her late father's post. As her life is in danger a mysterious rifleman, played by Takakura Ken watches from the shadows. Can she finish the work her dear departed father started in an untamed land?

Actors

Sumiko Fuji
Sumiko Fuji
Ken Takakura
Ken Takakura
Shingo Yamashiro
Shingo Yamashiro
Bin Amatsu
Bin Amatsu
Rinichi Yamamoto
Rinichi Yamamoto
Eitarō Ozawa
Eitarō Ozawa
Kôtarô Ôkôchi
Kôtarô Ôkôchi
Hiroshi Nawa
Hiroshi Nawa
Kenjirō Ishiyama
Kenjirō Ishiyama
Hōsei Komatsu
Hōsei Komatsu
Yoshihiro Igarashi
Yoshihiro Igarashi
Masumi Tachibana
Masumi Tachibana
Yuriko Mishima
Yuriko Mishima
Mineko Maruhira
Mineko Maruhira
Gen Shimizu
Gen Shimizu
Shinji Takano
Shinji Takano
Shinji Oda
Shinji Oda
Minken Karasawa
Minken Karasawa
Kinji Nakamura
Kinji Nakamura
Shôtarô Hayashi
Shôtarô Hayashi
Shunji Sasaki
Shunji Sasaki
Daizen Shishido
Daizen Shishido
Tatsuo Endō
Tatsuo Endō
Kunijirô Yanagi
Kunijirô Yanagi
Ryôta Minowada
Ryôta Minowada
Kazuko Takamori
Kazuko Takamori
Shin Tokudaiji
Shin Tokudaiji
Kyônosuke Murai
Kyônosuke Murai

Crews

Yasuo Furuhata
Yasuo Furuhata
Director
Kazuo Kasahara
Kazuo Kasahara
Screenplay
Masao Yagi
Masao Yagi
Original Music Composer
Osamu Furuya
Osamu Furuya
Director of Photography
Hiroshi Watada
Hiroshi Watada
Lighting Technician
Norimichi Igawa
Norimichi Igawa
Art Direction
Toshirō Sasaki
Toshirō Sasaki
Sound Recordist
Shintarô Miyamoto
Shintarô Miyamoto
Editor

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「日本女侠伝 真赤な度胸花」(公開年月日 1970年01月09日) 予告篇

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