Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Chiezō Kataoka

Age : N/A | Popularity : 1%

Sonny Chiba

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Takashi Shimura

Age : N/A | Popularity : 5%

Sumiko Fuji

Age : N/A | Popularity : 4%

Yachiyo Ōtori

Age : N/A | Popularity : 2%

Kensaku Hara

Age : N/A | Popularity : 10%

Jotaro Togami

Age : N/A | Popularity : 1%

Shunji Sakai

Age : N/A | Popularity : 5%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Masahiro Makino
Writing	Screenplay	Kinya Naoi Daisuke Yamazaki
Sound	Music	Taichiro Kosugi
Camera	Director of Photography	Minoru Miki
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