A Spectacular Showdown

Synopsis

One of the great stories from Japan’s rich history comes to life in this true tale of the bloody showdown between two rival yakuza gangs in the 1840’s. The battle between Boss Sukegoro of Iioka and Boss Shigezo of Sasagawa has been portrayed many times, most notably in the first Zatoichi film, where the blind man befriends the tubercular ronin Hirate Miki, before cutting him down in one of the great duels in cinema history. This all-star extravaganza pulls out all the stops, with appearances by virtually all of the great actors and actresses from Toei’s studio at the time. Ichikawa Utaemon’s portrayal of the kind-hearted, noble yakuza boss Shigezo of Sasagawa contrasts sharply with the devious Sukegoro of Iioka. Corrupt as he may have been, his men were all willing to give up their lives for him.

Main Cast

Utaemon Ichikawa

Sasagawa no Shigezo

Age : 95 | Popularity : 3%

Chiyonosuke Azuma

Kiyotaki no Sakichi

Age : 74 | Popularity : 3%

Kinnosuke Nakamura

Sunosaki no Masakichi

Age : 64 | Popularity : 7%

Koinosuke Onoe

Age : 56 | Popularity : 10%

Kotaro Satomi

Age : 87 | Popularity : 7%

Tomisaburō Wakayama

Age : 62 | Popularity : 14%

Sentarō Fushimi

Age : 88 | Popularity : 3%

Keiko Yukishiro

Age : 91 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Camera	Director of Photography	Minoru Miki
Writing	Screenplay	Hajime Takaiwa
Directing	Director	Yasushi Sasaki
Production	Executive Producer	Hiroshi Ookawa
Editing	Editor	Shintarō Miyamoto
Sound	Original Music Composer	Eiichi Yamada
	Sound Recordist	Toshirō Sasaki
Art	Art Direction	Taizô Kawashima
Lighting	Lighting Technician	Hideichi Yamane
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Tadaoto Kainoshō
Department	Role	Name

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