An Ode to Yakuza
1970 · 94 min · Action, Crime
Don't talk to her, don't touch her, and don't make a move on her!
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...
- Director
- Yasuzō Masumura
- Writers
- Jūgo Kuroiwa, Ichirō Ikeda
- Released
- July 11, 1970
- Language
- Japanese
Cast
Shintarō Katsu
Minoru Tatematsu
Naoko Ohtani
Akane Tatematsu
Yūsuke Kawazu
Shigetaro Kaizuka
Kiwako Taichi
Kanae Honda
Masakazu Tamura
Yuji Inumaru
Yoshi Katō
Taisuke Inumaru, Akane's Father
Michiko Araki
Rie Inumaru
Asao Uchida
Ishikawa
Yoshihiko Aoyama
Susumu Honda
Sei Hiraizumi
Hisai
Yūzō Hayakawa
Kiyama
Tsutomu Nakata
Morikawa
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