Atsuo Kashiwagi, an enthusiastic member of the village council, decides to invent a mysterious beast to make his village famous. Against all objections of his relatives, he goes through with his plan and starts organizing the first "viewings". The plan initially works out well and brings in a lot of money, many people dropping by hoping to catch a glimpse of the Yeti-like beast. But then the commotion gets out of hand leaving the whole village is in chaos.
A female doctor, Seiko, and three nurses are conscientiously engaged in providing medical treatment in spite of the enormous debt their hospital is suffering from. However, apart from their daily work at the hospital, they are also secretly engaged in terminating major criminals that cannot be punished under the law.
In a maelstrom of evil, can a new magistrate, samurai Mochizuki Koheita, with a reputation like an alley cat, bring order to the town of Horisoto, or is he, too a corrupt villain looking to gain wealth from the oppressed people? From the pen of famed samurai author Yamamoto Shugoro, this exciting tale turns the tables on the standard samurai story with a unique lead character previously portrayed in Ichikawa Kon’s “Dora Heita.”
Kuroiwa, a high school teacher who carries a “Big Magnum 44” gun is sent to a school that is full of violence. Can Kuroiwa reform the students with the gun?
혼잡한 도시 생활을 뒤로하고 23살에 어촌으로 들어와 참치잡이를 시작한 후사지로. 그는 나이가 든 뒤에도 딸 도키코와 함께 살며 거친 바다 생활을 계속하고 있다. 그런데 커피숍을 운영하던 도키코의 남자친구 슌이치가 어부가 되고 싶다고 하자 후사지로는 복잡한 고민에 빠진다. 무뚝뚝하고 거친 어부를 연기한 오가타 겐의 모습이 깊은 인상을 남기는 작품. ⓒ 1983 松竹株式会社 (한국시네마테크협의회)
