(駿河遊侠傳 破れ鉄火)

Content: The second film in the "Suruga yukyoden" series, in which Shintaro Katsu plays Jirocho Shimizu. The film features Omasa, Komasa, Ocho, who will become Jirocho's wife, as well as other members of his future family. There is a particularly great swordfight near the end where Katsu and cronies attack the rival villainous yakuza clan to rescue their ailing, elderly boss. The action choreography, cinematography and editing of this sequence is quite brilliant, treading a difficult tightrope act between genuinely goofy antics and exhilirating, bloody violence.

Countries:

Japan

Genres:

Crime,

History

Runtime:

86 minutes

Year:

1964

Directors:

Tokuzō Tanaka

Production companies:

Daiei Film

Actors:

Jirocho

Ocho

Take

Crews:

Director

Original Story

Screenplay

Art Direction

Editor