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Song of Yakuza (1963)

Genre : Drama, Action, Crime

Runtime : 1H 15M

Director : Miki Wakabayashi
Writer : Yûichi Ikeda

Synopsis

A low ranking yakuza who spends more time enjoying life than doing the yakuza work falls in love with a pretty student girl, whose brother later gets drawn into the yakuza business against his own wishes.

Actors

Shin'ichi Chiba
Shin'ichi Chiba
Saburô Kitajima
Saburô Kitajima
Hideo Murata
Hideo Murata
Chiyoko Honma
Chiyoko Honma
Junko Miyazono
Junko Miyazono
Ryuji Kita
Ryuji Kita
Hisao Toake
Hisao Toake
Harumi Sone
Harumi Sone
Kôji Sekiyama
Kôji Sekiyama

Crews

Miki Wakabayashi
Miki Wakabayashi
Director
Yûichi Ikeda
Yûichi Ikeda
Screenplay
Noboru Takanashi
Noboru Takanashi
Cinematography
Tetsu Funamura
Tetsu Funamura
Music
Shinnosuke Ryu
Shinnosuke Ryu
Assistant Director
Yoshiki Nagasawa
Yoshiki Nagasawa
Editor

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