
Battles Without Honor and Humanity(1973)
In the teeming black markets of postwar Japan, Shozo Hirono and his buddies find themselves in a new war between factious and ambitious yakuza.

Forced on the road by yakuza obligations, a man sets out on a reckless journey to Tsumagoi. Movie posters for local cinemas were often displayed at sento (public baths) too. The handwritten text on the bottom here announces the film will play at Hassen for 3 days.

Ryō Ikebe
Naojiro Mikazuki

Mariko Okada
Otaka

Akihiko Hirata
Horikoshi no Masakichi

Kamatari Fujiwara
Gorosaku

Eitarō Ozawa
Harashima no Tokutaro
Katsuji Ichikawa
Kinosuke

Mitsuko Takao
Oriki

Yoshio Kosugi
Iwataro

Daisuke Katō

Seijirô Onda
The Lone Journey is a drama, crime film released in 1955 exploring themes of samurai, yakuza. Directed by Hiroshi Inagaki, it stars Ryō Ikebe, Mariko Okada, Akihiko Hirata. Forced on the road by yakuza obligations, a man sets out on a reckless journey to Tsumagoi. Movie posters for local cinemas were often displayed at sento (public baths) too. The handwritten text on the bottom here announces the film will play at Hassen for 3 days.
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