Movie: Three Yakuza

Top 10 Billed Cast

Kinnosuke Nakamura
萬屋錦之介

Tatsuya Nakadai
仲代達矢

Takashi Shimura
志村喬

Hiroki Matsukata
松方弘樹

Hiroko Sakuramachi
桜町弘子

Wakaba Irie
入江若葉

Sumiko Fuji
富司純子

Kunie Tanaka
田中邦衛

Tatsuo Endō
遠藤太津朗

Akira Shioji
汐路章

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    A tale of three Yakuza gamblers who traveled Japan during the samurai era living by their wits and sword skills. Told in 3 separate vignettes, each part tells the story of a different drifter’s life. Part 1: A man is on the run after killing two Hasshu Officials to avenge his Boss. He must make a life or death decision as he is asked to protect a gang from attack. Part 2: A pair of gamblers chased out of a crooked game must fight not only their pursuers, but the ghosts of their pasts as well. Part 3: A wanderer who wants to live according to the Yakuza Code, but is not sure that he can do so when asked to save a town from an evil official.

  • Release Date

    1965-05-22

  • Average

    7.8

  • Rating:

    3.9 starts
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    日本語
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