THEATER OF LIFE - HISHAKAKU 1
Directed by: SAWASHIMA Tadashi
Cast: TSURUTA Koji, SAKUMA Yoshiko, TAKAKURA Ken
Based on a book by Ozaki Koyo about a yakuza's honor, duty and loyalty. Hishakaku asks his woman, Otoyo, a former geisha, to move to Tokyo, where they are taken in by Boss Kokin. Due to his obligation the Kokin, he is involved with a gang war and is arrested.
When he is released from jail, everything has changed and Otoyo unwittingly causes him the greatest heartache a man could know…
Remastered print!
1968 - Color - 16:9 Widescreen
Japanese with English subtitles
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