Yutaro Kida, a worker at the Sasebo Naval Arsenal, volunteers for the navy but finds himself a cook's mate in the galley of a gunboat. But his dream is eventually realized when he is transferred to the new and powerful destroyer Yukikaze which he helped to build. When the Pacific War breaks out Yukikaze performs valiantly in the South Pacific, and while on shore leave, Kida meets and falls in love with Yukiko, younger sister of his commander.
뮤지컬 장르 감독으로서 이노우에의 입지를 확고하게 만든 작품. 소이치는 폭력 전과를 가진 반항아지만, 드럼 연주에 타고난 재능을 보이게 된다. 그는 긴자의 클럽에서 환상적인 재즈 연주와 그만의 카리스마로 사람들의 뜨거운 관심을 받게 되지만, 너무 빠른 성공은 화를 부르게 된다. 이 영화로 이시하라 유지로는 일본 최고의 스타로 떠올랐으며, 1957년 일본개봉영화 흥행 3위를 기록했다.
A true semi-documentary drama depicting a record of a sheriff's challenge to the vivid evil of a sailor who embarked on a single underworld to uncover the crime of an inhumane international prostitution organization called "Japanese women's smuggling."
A yakuza boss and his right-hand, Hawasaki, escape from prison. the film concentrates on their relationship, emphasizing loyalty and thier eventual betrayal, enroute they get involved in money trafficking, a cop killing and horse racing scams before the inevitable tragic ending. A patch-work production.