This early gem starring the great Mifune Toshiro tells the tale of Katakana Yonetaro aka “The Shark,” a rough-and-tumble horse trader in Japan’s rugged northernmost territory of Hokkaddo.. always ready to drink, fight, gamble and chase women he falls victim to a crooked game with loaded dice. This little-known film captures the wild ways of early Japan after the fall of the shogunate when men had only their own strengths and skills to rely on. A brilliant yet tragic tale that can now be told. |
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Ratings: | IMDB: 7.7/10 | |
Released: | December 7, 1951 | |
Runtime: | 113 min | |
Genres: | Drama | |
Countries: | Japan | |
Companies: | Daiei Daiei Film | |
Cast: | Toshirô Mifune Takashi Shimura Machiko Kyô | |
Crew: | Keigo Kimura Masao Nakayama Masashige Narusawa | |
roystervi : Damn the wait..