“One man, Two lives.”
Shuji was once a feared member of the Yakuza crime syndicate, but he's reformed his ways, abandoned his old life and left the city for a small coastal fishing town where he's become an honest fisherman.
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Cast
15 people
Ken Takakura
Shuji
Known for
Black Rain
The Yakuza
Yuko Tanaka
Keiko
Known for
Princess Mononoke
Tales from Earthsea
Kunie Tanaka
Keita
Known for
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
Takeshi Kitano
Yajima
Known for
Ghost in the Shell
Battle Royale
Ayumi Ishida
Fuyuko
Also in
From the Northern Country
Smile
Nenji Kobayashi
Toshio
Known for
The Twilight Samurai
Café Lumière
Aki Takejo
Tora
Known for
The Ballad of Narayama
Fumi Dan
Natsuko
Known for
After the Rain
Lupin the Third: Farewell to Nostradamus
Kibaji Tankobo
Nobumitsu
Also in
Dead Girl Walking
Legal High
Hideji Ōtaki
Oyaji
Known for
Kagemusha
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons
Tomoko Naraoka
Matsuko
Known for
Ponyo
Nobuko Otowa
Ume
Known for
Onibaba
The Naked Island
Yasuo Furuhata Director · Tsutomu Nakamura Screenplay Masahiko Sato Composer
First release August 31, 1985 · Produced in Japan · Production Group Encounter
Production
TOHO
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Group Encounter
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Japan
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Original title
夜叉
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · August 31, 1985
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No release date listed for United States.
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