Kanto mushuku (1963)

Director:

Seijun Suzuki

Writers:

Taiko Hirabayashi (story), Yasutaro Yagi

Stars:

Akira Kobayashi, Chieko Matsubara, Daizaburo Hirata

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Akira Kobayashi	...	Katsura
Chieko Matsubara	...	Tokiko (schoolgirl)
Daizaburo Hirata	...	Daiyamondo no Fuyu
Hiroko Itô	...	Mrs. Hachi (Katsura's lover)
Sanae Nakahara	...	Yamada Hanako
Kaku Takashina	...	Yakami
Chikako Shin	...	Ishikawa Matsue
Eimei Esumi	...	Keian's man
Ichirô Kijima
Keisuke Noro	...	Bikkuri Toru
Hiroshi Kono	...	Meguro
Yanagiharu Ito
Masuo Kinukasa
Keiko Sasaki	...	Ito Sachiko
Shirô Yanase	...	Oniwaka no sato

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

scar | yakuza | gambling | crooked gambling | gangster

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

23 November 1963 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Kanto Wanderer

Company Credits

Production Co:

Nikkatsu

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Remake of Chitei no uta (1956)

User Reviews

Intelligent Yakuza tale

The story is a bit hard to follow, but quite involving. But the main asset of this film is the lush photography. The colours are just glorious, and a number of shots would make wonderful postcards.

Handsome young Katsuta tries to follow the yakuza code, but even his boss doesn't believe in it. Diamond Fuyu is less ethical, and allows the idiotic Tetsu to trick a schoolgirl he fancies, Hanako, into a type of bonded prostitution. Because of gang conflict, the Izu family (to whom Katsuta belongs) has their last gambling den taken over, and he seeks revenge. This brings him back into contact with a former lover who is also a card trickster - she is also Diamond Fuyu's sister, and is now married to Okaru-Hachi, who has mastered a clever card cheating trick called Okaru, which involves the deft use of mirrors. Hey, I warned you it was hard to follow ! And it gets more complicated until, finally, the story starts to gel near the end. Not a conventional yakuza film, despite containing many of the elements. Don't expect lots of action. Quite good.