The action takes place in the highlands of the Chugoku region. While the owner of the Yazaki ranch is away, a gang of villains is trying to take over the ranch, which is run by his wife alone, but then the rancher's best friend, Joji, appears and saves the day. This is one of a series of Japanese westerns starring Jo Shishido.
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Cast
19 people
Joe Shishido
Joji Sakuma
Known for
Branded to Kill
Youth of the Beast
Yuji Odaka
Toshio Yazaki
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Smashing the 0-Line
The Man with a Shotgun
Ryōhei Uchida
Hiroshi Segawa
Known for
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
Blind Woman's Curse
Reiko Sasamori
Kazuko Okui
Also in
Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards!
A Killer Without a Grave
Yōko Minamida
Sakie Yazaki
Known for
House
Gokusen
Koichi Shinzawa
矢崎修
Toshio Sugiyama
Ryukichi
Also in
Story of a Prostitute
Teenage Yakuza
Takeshi Katō
Koike
Known for
High and Low
The Bad Sleep Well
Eijirō Tōno
Shinzô Okui
Known for
Seven Samurai
Tokyo Story
Someshō Matsumoto
Matsumura
Known for
Onibaba
The Bad Sleep Well
Daisuke Ōmi
Koike's henchman
Also in
Tattooed Flower Vase
Story of a Prostitute
Shozo Miki
Sato
Also in
Youth of the Beast
Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards!
Haruyasu Noguchi Director · Gan Yamazaki Screenplay Hotsuma Ando Screenplay
First release July 30, 1961 · Produced in Japan · Original title 赤い荒野
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Nikkatsu Corporation
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Japan
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Original title
赤い荒野
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · July 30, 1961
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No release date listed for United States.
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