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An Ode to Yakuza

Yasuzō Masumura

1970 • 1h 34m

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 lad...

An Ode to Yakuza

Cast

Shintarō Katsu

Shintarō KatsuMinoru Tatematsu

Naoko Ohtani

Naoko OhtaniAkane Tatematsu

Yūsuke Kawazu

Yūsuke KawazuShigetaro Kaizuka

Kiwako Taichi

Kiwako TaichiKanae Honda

Masakazu Tamura

Masakazu TamuraYuji Inumaru

Yoshi Katō

Yoshi KatōTaisuke Inumaru, Akane's Father

Michiko Araki

Michiko ArakiRie Inumaru

Asao Uchida

Asao UchidaIshikawa

Yoshihiko Aoyama

Yoshihiko AoyamaSusumu Honda

Sei Hiraizumi

Sei HiraizumiHisai

Yūzō Hayakawa

Yūzō HayakawaKiyama

Tsutomu NakataMorikawa

Takashi Nakamura

Takashi Nakamurabandit

Kōichi ItōGuest of Kiyama

Yoshio Takee

Yoshio Takeeturkish bath guest

Crew

Hiroaki Fujii

Hiroaki FujiiProducer

Hikaru Hayashi

Hikaru HayashiOriginal Music Composer

Yasuzō Masumura

Yasuzō MasumuraDirector

Ichirō Ikeda

Ichirō IkedaScreenplay

Jūgo Kuroiwa

Jūgo KuroiwaNovel

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