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Duel in the Storm

Duel in the Storm

19681h 33m

Overview

It is the Taisho era in Japan. A man has quit the Yakuza after five years and returned to Shikoku in order to begin his life anew as a ferryman. His boss, however, became ill and the boat is taken due to unpaid debts to the local thugs. His new life has not begun well and he is determined to rebuild the shattered business. The Yakuza, however, have added the ferry business to the rest of their portfolio of local concerns.

Directed by Akinori Matsuo
Written by Seiji Hoshikawa
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Top Cast

Akira Kobayashi

Akira Kobayashi

Seijiro Tamimura

Hideki Takahashi

Hideki Takahashi

Naoaki Yagiri

Ryotaro Sugi

Ryotaro Sugi

Sakichi Kawanaga

Yumiko Nogawa

Yumiko Nogawa

Okyô Kawanaga

Ichirō Sugai

Ichirō Sugai

Jisuke Sawaiya

Yōko Yamamoto

Yōko Yamamoto

Koyuki

Hiroshi Kondō

Hiroshi Kondō

Tamezo Hondo

Kenji Imai

Kenji Imai

Shimazo Hondo

Masahiko Tanimura

Masahiko Tanimura

Hokke-Masa

Shirō Yanase

Shirō Yanase

Sohachi

Themes & Keywords

yakuza

About Duel in the Storm

Duel in the Storm is a action, crime, drama film released in 1968 exploring themes of yakuza. Directed by Akinori Matsuo, it stars Akira Kobayashi, Hideki Takahashi, Ryotaro Sugi. It is the Taisho era in Japan. A man has quit the Yakuza after five years and returned to Shikoku in order to begin his life anew as a ferryman. His boss, however, became ill and the boat is taken due to unpaid debts to the local thugs. His new life has not begun well and he is determined to rebuild the shattered business. The Yakuza, however, have added the ferry business to the rest of their portfolio of local concerns.

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