Kenichi Shikida

1962 Japanese movie

1962 Japanese movie

A jazz pianist named Shiro Tsuda returns from an overseas tour unwittingly carrying drugs that have been sewn into his jacket. When he stops by to see his girlfriend Kyoko, he walks in to find an unknown man attacking her. While struggling with the man, who is armed, Shiro accidentally shoots and kills her. The intruder knocks Shiro down and takes the drugs from Shiro's jacket. Shiro realizes that he was being used as a drag smuggler. He is sent to prison for three years for killing his girlfriiend. When he is released, he is determined to find out who set him up.

1962 Japanese movie

Chronique d'une adolescence violente, à Okayama, dans les années trente.

Un lycéen se retrouve à protéger sa communauté d'une entreprise d'extortion par de petites frappes. Mais sa bonne volonté va rapidement se retourner contre lui...

On a cold winter day, Goro Fujikawa (Tetsuya Watari) and Masahiko murder the mob boss of Meishin-Kai. The deed costs them time in prison, but Goro had no shred of regret. When Goro is released 2 years later, Masahiko is dying in prison hospital and entrusts his last wish; "find my sister and take care of her." Goro leaves as a free man with a mission, but soon finds that he might have been better off in jail.

Goro has always been a lone wolf. When he arrives at an industrial city in Keihin, there is certain restlessness in the air. The Iriezaki family and the Kanto Touyu-kai were in the midst of a territorial dispute. Goro was quick to notice, but had no intent to take sides. At a department store nearby, he sees an elevator lady being harassed by a couple of hoodlums. Goro decides to intervene. Unbeknownst to him, the hoodlums are Touyu-kai members – and the girl has strong ties with the opposing family.

Arikawa dirige une entreprise de transports. Mais ce n'est qu'une façade pour sa maison de jeux. Yuriko est une habituée des lieux, et elle est fascinée par les dés et celui qui les lance. Un an auparavant le père de Yuriko est mort dans des circonstances mystérieuses, elle décide de partir à la recherche de la vérité.