(八州遊侠伝 男の盃)

Content: This is one of the many films based on the legend of Chuji Kunisada, a wandering gambler and a defender of the weak in the Edo period. In other words, he was the Japanese Robin Hood. In this film Kunisada (Chiezo Kataoka) arrives to a small town terrorized by an evil gang. He insists that he is not Kunisada, as the word is Kunisada has been executed, but of course the audience know better. Sonny Chiba plays an unusual supporting role as a helpless young man unable to defend himself from the gangsters. He does, however, get to play taiko drums and dance with Junko Fuji (who makes her film debut here). Chiba's father, an old judge who helps Kunisada, is played by Takashi Shimura. The film hardly anything exceptional, but it's a pretty decent jidai geki / yakuza drama.

Countries:

Japan

Genres:

Drama

Runtime:

83 minutes

Year:

1963

Directors:

Masahiro Makino

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Production companies:

Toei Company

Actors:

Genji The Fighting Top

Sataro

Tobei

Ochiyo

Oshino

Crews:

Screenplay

Music

Director

Screenplay

Director of Photography