A Spectacular Showdown

A Spectacular Showdown

1959
1h 54m
6.2

6.2/10

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Overview

One of the great stories from Japan’s rich history comes to life in this true tale of the bloody showdown between two rival yakuza gangs in the 1840’s. The battle between Boss Sukegoro of Iioka and Boss Shigezo of Sasagawa has been portrayed many times, most notably in the first Zatoichi film, where the blind man befriends the tubercular ronin Hirate Miki, before cutting him down in one of the great duels in cinema history. This all-star extravaganza pulls out all the stops, with appearances by virtually all of the great actors and actresses from Toei’s studio at the time. Ichikawa Utaemon’s portrayal of the kind-hearted, noble yakuza boss Shigezo of Sasagawa contrasts sharply with the devious Sukegoro of Iioka. Corrupt as he may have been, his men were all willing to give up their lives for him.

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Language: JA

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Production Information

Production Companies
Toei Company
Production Countries
Japan
Spoken Languages
Japanese

Keywords

samurai

Quick Facts

Original Title 血斗水滸伝　怒濤の対決
Release Date August 9, 1959
Status Released
Language JA
IMDb ID tt0199476

Cast

Utaemon Ichikawa
Utaemon Ichikawa

Sasagawa no Shigezo

Chiyonosuke Azuma
Chiyonosuke Azuma

Kiyotaki no Sakichi

Kinnosuke Nakamura
Kinnosuke Nakamura

Sunosaki no Masakichi

Koinosuke Onoe
Koinosuke Onoe

Kōtarō Satomi
Kōtarō Satomi

Tomisaburō Wakayama
Tomisaburō Wakayama

Sentarō Fushimi
Sentarō Fushimi

Keiko Yukishiro
Keiko Yukishiro

Satomi Oka
Satomi Oka

Keiko Okawa
Keiko Okawa

Hiromi Hanazono
Hiromi Hanazono

Chizuru Kitagawa
Chizuru Kitagawa

Key Crew

Yasushi Sasaki
Director
Hajime Takaiwa
Screenplay
Hiroshi Okawa
Executive Producer