Like a Rolling Stone
6.2
Tanaka is a yakuza who collects 'protection money' from establishments. He has just been released from jail, where he had spent eight years, and finds out that his boss wants to get rid of him. Tanaka is not an archetypal yakuza; he travels by public transport. But he does have two mistresses: Ayumi, who runs a nightclub, and Yoshie, a brothel-keeper. When Tanaka's boss ends up in hospital, second man Kurauchi exerts increasing pressure on Tanaka. Tanaka deliberately has himself wounded by a fighter to dodge several of Kurauchi's demands.
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Cast
26 people
Eiji Okuda
Known for
Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins
If Cats Disappeared from the World
Eiko Nagashima
Known for
Gonin
Hidehiro Ito
Tatsumi Kumashiro
Also in
Nowhere Man
Jun'ichirô Hayashi
Reiko Takashima
Known for
Yakuza Apocalypse
Space Battleship Yamato
Misa Ohkatsu
Yoshifumi Kamoda
Show Aikawa
Known for
Gozu
Dead or Alive 2: Birds
Kiyoshi Kakizawa
Hakuryu
Known for
Mr. Sunshine
Fireworks
Masaru Iizuka
Tatsumi Kumashiro Director · Hidehiro Ito Screenplay Kenzo Kitakata Story
First release October 1, 1994 · Produced in Japan · Production Excellent Film
Production
Hero Films
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Excellent Film
Production
Japan
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Original title
棒の哀しみ
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · October 1, 1994
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No release date listed for United States.
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