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The Homeless (1974)

Genre : Crime, Action, Drama

Runtime : 1H 37M

Director : Kōichi Saitō
Writer : Takehiro Nakajima, Michio Sobu

Synopsis

The Homeless is a picaresque tale in the truest sense of the word. Two inmates are simultaneously released from jail, but go their separate ways, only to cross paths again in the nearest brothel. There they make the acquaintance of a would-be prostitute with a childlike mind and serious problems with the yakuza. They help her escape from the mob-infested cathouse and decide to guide her on her quest for sunken contraband somewhere off the coast, whose location only she knows, but which the yakuza are very eager to learn about. It is a remake of the French film The Last Adventure (1967).

Actors

Shintarō Katsu
Shintarō Katsu
Genzo Komagen
Ken Takakura
Ken Takakura
Jokichi Anabuki
Meiko Kaji
Meiko Kaji
Sakei
Noboru Andô
Noboru Andô
Senzo Hikawa
Ichirô Nakatani
Ichirô Nakatani
Tappei
Murasaki Fujima
Murasaki Fujima
Umenojo Bando
Kenji Imai
Kenji Imai
Isokichi
Renji Ishibashi
Renji Ishibashi
Yusaku
Shingo Yamashiro
Shingo Yamashiro
Shinichirô Mikami
Shinichirô Mikami
Hideji Ôtaki
Hideji Ôtaki
Taiji Tonoyama
Taiji Tonoyama

Crews

Shintarō Katsu
Shintarō Katsu
Producer
Hiroyoshi Nishioka
Hiroyoshi Nishioka
Producer
Kōichi Saitō
Kōichi Saitō
Director
Seichi Ichiko
Seichi Ichiko
First Assistant Director
Masanori Sanada
Masanori Sanada
Producer
Takehiro Nakajima
Takehiro Nakajima
Screenplay
Michio Sobu
Michio Sobu
Screenplay
Noritaka Sakamoto
Noritaka Sakamoto
Director of Photography
Seiichi Ôta
Seiichi Ôta
Art Direction
Hachirô Aoyama
Hachirô Aoyama
Original Music Composer
Masao Ôsumi
Masao Ôsumi
Sound Recordist
Toshio Taniguchi
Toshio Taniguchi
Editor

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