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The Rose on His Arm

The Rose on His Arm

19565.41h 25m

Overview

Ignoring the protests of his working-class mother, a young man becomes wrapped up in the world of delinquents and yakuza.

Directed by Keisuke Kinoshita
Written by Keisuke Kinoshita
Produced by Kôzô Kubo
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Top Cast

Akira Ishihama

Akira Ishihama

Masahiro Hase

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Katsuo Nakamura

Kiyoshi Akiyama

Sadako Sawamura

Sadako Sawamura

Akiyama's mother

Yoshiko Kuga

Yoshiko Kuga

Keiko Hase

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Noriko Arita

Kaoru Akiyama

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Hiroko Sugita

Yôko

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Shinji Tanaka

Chôshichi Tsuji

Kuniko Miyake

Kuniko Miyake

Masahiro's mother

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Ryuji Kita

Masahiro's father

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Shin Tatsuoka

Sakurai

About The Rose on His Arm

The Rose on His Arm is a drama, crime, action film released in 1956. Directed by Keisuke Kinoshita, it stars Akira Ishihama, Katsuo Nakamura, Sadako Sawamura. Ignoring the protests of his working-class mother, a young man becomes wrapped up in the world of delinquents and yakuza.

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