Original Story
博徒あがりの一匹狼が、戦塵巻き起る満州大陸を舞台に、馬賊ゲリラや悪徳日本諜報機関を相手に真の日本人魂を謳いあげる。全篇の三分の二を台湾をはじめとした海外ロケで綴る、大スケールの男性アクション。
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博徒あがりの一匹狼が、戦塵巻き起る満州大陸を舞台に、馬賊ゲリラや悪徳日本諜報機関を相手に真の日本人魂を謳いあげる。全篇の三分の二を台湾をはじめとした海外ロケで綴る、大スケールの男性アクション。
Original Story
Following “A Man's Face Shows His Personal History”, this movie is the second of the “Trilogy of the Wartime Generation”. It is a war drama set in China and depicts battles over opium.
Story
After a yakuza boss is assassinated by a rival, his naval officer son returns home to take over the gang.
Novel
The Yagyu Family have been teaching the Shinkage style of fencing for generations. Now a new fencing school has opened in Edo, claiming to be the true Shinkage style. Yagyu Jubei faces his biggest challenge yet when the master of the new school claims he is the legitimate successor of Shinkage and tries to take the Yagyu's political power.
Novel
Richshaw man Tatsu has wandered to Osaka from Tokyo. He has quarrels with Kimiyakko, a geisha, and throws her into the river. But later, he falls in love with her. Yasaburo, the oyabun of the Nishikawa Gang, loves her very much too. However, as he likes Tatsu's dynamic personality, he volunteers to become a go-between for their marriage. Yasaburo gets tipped off by Yajima who wants to take over the territory of the Nishikawa Gang, and is arrested and imprisoned. After his release, Yajima tries to kill him. Ginjiro, a lover of Tamaryu respects Kimiyakko as an older sister and a follower of Tatsu, is murdered. After the third marriage ceremony just between Tatsu and Kimiyakko, Tatsu goes off to the place of fighting.
Original Story