A reformed bartender is blackmailed into aiding a heist by former gang associates, leading to betrayal, violence, and the collapse of his hopes for a new life.
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Hiroshi Mizuhara
Hiroshi Namiki
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Mitsuko Kamimura
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Yūsaku Sugiyama (Shinji’s Father)
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Etsuko Okumura
Aiko (Mitsuko’s Colleague)
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The Bride from Japan
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Yonehachi Shima
Shinji Sugiyama
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The Pornographers
Gokudô Petenshi
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Kura Sugiyama (Shinji’s Mother)
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Dodes'ka-den
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Kenichi Sugiyama (Shinji’s Brother)
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Woman in the Dunes
Pitfall
Ayako Aso
Masae Sugiyama (Kenichi’s Wife)
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Nobuo Kawai
Saburō Nakanishi (Kumaki’s Henchman)
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The Street Fighter
Hisao Dazai
Kumaki (Yakuza)
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None but the Brave
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Ayuta
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Shunkai Mizuho Director · Osamu Kawase Screenplay 原島正夫 Screenplay
First release January 27, 1960 · Produced in Japan · Production Tokyo Eiga
Production
TOHO
Production
Tokyo Eiga
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original title
黒い花びら
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · January 27, 1960
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No release date listed for United States.
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