An Ode to Yakuza

An Ode to Yakuza (1970)

Don't talk to her, don't touch her, and don't make a move on her!

  • Genre: Action, Crime
  • Release Date: 1970-07-11
  • User Rating: 6.8/10 from 4 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 34min
  • Language: 日本語
  • Production Company: Daiei Film
  • Production Country: Japan
  • Director: Yasuzō Masumura
star 6.8/10
From 4 Ratings

Summary

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 lady. He's extremely fond of Akane. His fondness for her goes beyond how he feels about his mistress, Kanae. And yet, Akane feels alone. Now, a new tutor comes into her life that seems to have taken a liking to her...

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  • Shintarō Katsu

    as Minoru Tatematsu
  • Naoko Ohtani

    as Akane Tatematsu
  • Yūsuke Kawazu

    as Shigetaro Kaizuka
  • Kiwako Taichi

    as Kanae Honda
  • Masakazu Tamura

    as Yuji Inumaru
  • Yoshi Katō

    as Taisuke Inumaru, Akane's Father
  • Michiko Araki

    as Rie Inumaru
  • Asao Uchida

    as Ishikawa
  • Yoshihiko Aoyama

    as Susumu Honda
  • Sei Hiraizumi

    as Hisai
  • Yūzō Hayakawa

    as Kiyama
  • Tsutomu Nakata

    as Morikawa
  • Takashi Nakamura

    as bandit
  • Kōichi Itō

    as Guest of Kiyama
  • Yoshio Takee

    as turkish bath guest
  • Hiroko Kai

    as turkish bath girl
  • Chikara Hashimoto

    as Sotoyama
  • Kenichi Tani

    as bartender
  • Kisao Tobita

    as driver
  • Yukari Yoneyama

    as
  • Sumire Mikasa

    as
  • Yasuko Hanamura

    as
  • Goro Shigeno

    as
  • Ken Nakahara

    as
  • Rin Sugimori

    as
  • Yasuo Araki

    as
  • Shinichi Matsuyama

    as
  • Nao Kawashima

    as
  • Etsuko Kawauchi

    as
  • Shizuo Chūjō

    as
Art Tomohisa Yano Art Direction
Directing Akio Kondo Assistant Director
Art Hiroshi Maruyama Assistant Art Director
Editing Tatsuji Nakashizu Editor
Lighting Nagaharu Watanabe Lighting Technician
Production Hiroaki Fujii Producer
Sound Hikaru Hayashi Original Music Composer
Camera Setsuo Kobayashi Director of Photography
Sound Takeo Suda Sound Recordist
Writing Jûgo Kuroiwa Novel
Directing Yasuzō Masumura Director
Writing Ichirō Ikeda Screenplay

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