Junko Kozakura

1962 Japanese movie

Jiro Kokubu a été élu capitaine du club de Kendo de son université. Son objectif : remporter le prochain tournoi inter-universitaire. Sa méthode : imposer à son corps une discipline de fer et ne vivre que pour la victoire. Le cadet du club, Mibu, admire la vie spartiate de Kokubu et voit en lui un mentor. Mais le vétéran Kagawa critique l'intransigeance et l'idéalisme du capitaine. Pour lui, le kendo peut s'accommoder d'une vie sociale normale. Il affirme que l'ascèse de Kokubu est une imposture. Alors que le tournoi approche, la rivalité entre les deux hommes va tourner au drame…

1962 Japanese movie

1962 Japanese movie

Early pinku.

A unique story of a life of romance, divided into three episodes about the profound secrets of the path deeply rooted in the essence of human nature, depicted with a wry and stylish touch.

Fifth film in the series. When Kyoshiro, in a moment of weakness, saves the life of a woman being attacked on the road, he quickly finds himself entangled in a conspiracy involving a corrupt chamberlain, a wily merchant, the survivors of a pirate gang, and a missing treasure trove.

The shogun's vassal Harima Aoyama and a chamber maid are in love with each other, but they cannot be together due to a difference of their status. Soon, an offer of marriage is brought to Harima. Trying to test his love, Okiku breaks one of the plates of the family treasure of the Aoyama family, but Harima doesn't notice. However, someone surrounding her witnesses the moment Okiku breaks the plate on purpose.

Sentaro (Raizo Ichikawa) from Ipponmatsu sets out to commit evil and gain dignity, but his good-natured nature does not allow him to do anything bad. Along the way, Sentaro saves a young woman named Okimi (Yuko Miki) from a bad womanizer and meets a Yakuza named Katsugoro (Yoshie Mizutani). He then visits Katsugoro boss Kanjiro Inariyama (Ganjiro Nakamura II) to train to be a yakuza, but to his surprise discovers that Katsugoro is Kanjiro's only daughter, Okatsu. He also finds out that the young yakuza working in Kanjiro's house is his younger brother Hanji (Yukio Hashi). Then the Shigezo family, who had been annoying Kanjiro for a long time, set fire to his gambling hall!

A 1961 film directed by Yoshiyuki Kuroda.

A film about young wandering Yakuza. Yukio Hashi's first film role.