Afraid to Die

Afraid to Die

96 mins | Drama, Action | March 22, 1960

On his release from prison a young yakuza, along with his brother, decides to turn his back on criminal life instead of taking over the position of his recently deceased father, boss of the Asahina clan. But their exit proves more difficult than planned when their rival clan steps in to exact revenge.

Afraid to Die

96 mins | Drama, Action | March 22, 1960

Afraid to Die
On his release from prison a young yakuza, along with his brother, decides to turn his back on criminal life instead of taking over the position of his recently deceased father, boss of the Asahina clan. But their exit proves more difficult than planned when their rival clan steps in to exact revenge.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers Daiei Motion Picture Co., Ltd.
Original title からっ風野郎
Directors Kiyoshi Ishida, Yasuzō Masumura
Writers Hideo Ando, Ryûzô Kikushima

Cast

Yukio Mishima

as Takeo Asahina

Ayako Wakao

as Yoshie Koizumi

Keizô Kawasaki

as Shoichi Koizumi

Eiji Funakoshi

as Susumu Aikawa

Takashi Shimura

as Gohei Hirayama

Yoshie Mizutani

as Masako Katori

Michiko Ono

as Ayako Takatsu

Mayumi Kurata

as / Murata

Shigeru Kôyama

as Masa

Jun Negami

as Yusaku Sagara

Reizaburô Yamamoto

as Daizaburo

Jun Hamamura

as Doctor

Eiichi Takamura

as Akama

Yasushi Sugita

as Kinuki

Kisao Tobita

as Kenji

Tôru Konoki

as Nozawa

Jun Osanai

as Saburo Handa

Tatsuo Hanabu

as Iwasaki

Koichi Ito

as Masuko

Rin Sugimori

as Inamiya

Masatoshi Sasaki

as Butcher's Father

Shunji Tsuda

as Sagara's Driver

Fukuko Yahagi

as Kiyuki Sagara

Takaya Hijikata

as Goro

Misufumi Kosugi

as Yamashita