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An Ode to Yakuza (1970)

Don't talk to her, don't touch her, and don't make a move on her!

Genre : Action, Crime

Runtime : 1H 34M

Director : Yasuzō Masumura
Writer : Ichirô Ikeda

Synopsis

Tatematsu Minoru, a yakuza belonging to the Ishikawa group that runs the Shinjuku area, has a beautiful sister named Akane. He dreams of sending her to college and turning her into a perfect young lady. He's extremely fond of Akane. His fondness for her goes beyond how he feels about his mistress, Kanae. And yet, Akane feels alone. Now, a new tutor comes into her life that seems to have taken a liking to her...

Actors

Shintarō Katsu
Shintarō Katsu
Minoru
Naoko Ôtani
Naoko Ôtani
Akane
Yūsuke Kawazu
Yūsuke Kawazu
Kaizuka
Masakazu Tamura
Masakazu Tamura
Yuji
Kiwako Taichi
Kiwako Taichi
Kanae
Yoshi Katō
Yoshi Katō
Akane's Father
Michiko Araki
Michiko Araki
Asao Uchida
Asao Uchida
Yoshihiko Aoyama
Yoshihiko Aoyama
Sei Hiraizumi
Sei Hiraizumi
Yûzô Hayakawa
Yûzô Hayakawa
Shizuo Nakajo
Shizuo Nakajo
Tsutomu Nakata
Tsutomu Nakata
Takashi Nakamura
Takashi Nakamura
Kōichi Itō
Kōichi Itō
Kisao Tobita
Kisao Tobita
Chikara Hashimoto
Chikara Hashimoto
Kenichi Tani
Kenichi Tani
Hiroko Kai
Hiroko Kai
Yukari Yoneyama
Yukari Yoneyama
Sumire Mikasa
Sumire Mikasa
Yasuko Hanamura
Yasuko Hanamura
Yoshio Takee
Yoshio Takee
Goro Shigeno
Goro Shigeno
Ken Nakahara
Ken Nakahara
Rin Sugimori
Rin Sugimori
Yasuo Araki
Yasuo Araki
Shinichi Matsuyama
Shinichi Matsuyama
Nao Kawashima
Nao Kawashima
Etsuko Kawauchi
Etsuko Kawauchi

Crews

Yasuzō Masumura
Yasuzō Masumura
Director
Ichirô Ikeda
Ichirô Ikeda
Screenplay
Jûgo Kuroiwa
Jûgo Kuroiwa
Novel
Hiroaki Fujii
Hiroaki Fujii
Producer
Tatsuji Nakashizu
Tatsuji Nakashizu
Editor
Tomohisa Yano
Tomohisa Yano
Art Direction
Akio Kondo
Akio Kondo
Assistant Director
Hiroshi Maruyama
Hiroshi Maruyama
Assistant Art Director
Nagaharu Watanabe
Nagaharu Watanabe
Lighting Technician
Hikaru Hayashi
Hikaru Hayashi
Original Music Composer
Setsuo Kobayashi
Setsuo Kobayashi
Director of Photography
Takeo Suda
Takeo Suda
Sound Recordist

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