An Ode to Yakuza

An Ode to Yakuza

94 mins | Crime, Action | July 11, 1970

Tatematsu Minoru, a yakuza belonging to the Ishikawa group that runs the Shinjuku area, has a beautiful sister named Akane. He dreams of sending her to college and turning her into a perfect young lady. He's extremely fond of Akane. His fondness for her goes beyond how he feels about his mistress, Kanae. And yet, Akane feels alone. Now, a new tutor comes into her life that seems to have taken a liking to her...

An Ode to Yakuza

94 mins | Crime, Action | July 11, 1970

An Ode to Yakuza
Tatematsu Minoru, a yakuza belonging to the Ishikawa group that runs the Shinjuku area, has a beautiful sister named Akane. He dreams of sending her to college and turning her into a perfect young lady. He's extremely fond of Akane. His fondness for her goes beyond how he feels about his mistress, Kanae. And yet, Akane feels alone. Now, a new tutor comes into her life that seems to have taken a liking to her...
Producers Daiei Motion Picture Co., Ltd.
Original title やくざ絶唱
Directors Akio Kondo, Yasuzō Masumura
Writers Jûgo Kuroiwa, Ichirô Ikeda

Cast

Shintarō Katsu

as Minoru Tatematsu

Naoko Ôtani

as Akane Tatematsu

Yūsuke Kawazu

as Shigetaro Kaizuka

Kiwako Taichi

as Kanae Honda

Masakazu Tamura

as Yuji Inumaru

Yoshi Katō

as Taisuke Inumaru, Akane's Father

Michiko Araki

as Rie Inumaru

Asao Uchida

as Ishikawa

Yoshihiko Aoyama

as Susumu Honda

Sei Hiraizumi

as Hisai

Yûzô Hayakawa

as Kiyama

Shizuo Nakajo

as Miyazawa

Tsutomu Nakata

as Morikawa

Takashi Nakamura

as bandit

Kōichi Itō

as Guest of Kiyama

Yoshio Takee

as turkish bath guest

Hiroko Kai

as turkish bath girl

Chikara Hashimoto

as Sotoyama

Kenichi Tani

as bartender

Kisao Tobita

as driver