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Chivalrous Man: Junkyard of Life

Chivalrous Man: Junkyard of Life

19711h 30m

Overview

End of the Taisho period. In the city of Kiryu, where the wind is constantly blowing, the heads of the yakuza families of Kanhasshu (eight Kanto provinces) were to raise funds for the construction of the Chuji Kunisada monument. Responsible for the fundraiser was Jokichi from the Asami family, but Matsugoro from the Kuromatsu family, who wanted to become the greatest boss of the Kanhasshu yakuza, is trying to take over the textile market that Jokichi controls and intercept the fundraiser.

Directed by Akinori Matsuo
Written by Kinya Naoi
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Top Cast

Hideki Takahashi

Hideki Takahashi

Inazuma no Tanji

Tadao Nakamaru

Tadao Nakamaru

Jokichi Asami

Etsuko Nami

Etsuko Nami

Shizu

Shinsuke Ashida

Shinsuke Ashida

Boss Yosida

Kanjūrō Arashi

Kanjūrō Arashi

Tōru Abe

Tōru Abe

Shirō Ōtsuji

Shirō Ōtsuji

Shirō Yanase

Shirō Yanase

Shōki Fukae

Shōki Fukae

Machiko Yashiro

Machiko Yashiro

Themes & Keywords

yakuza

About Chivalrous Man: Junkyard of Life

Chivalrous Man: Junkyard of Life is a crime, drama film released in 1971 exploring themes of yakuza. Directed by Akinori Matsuo, it stars Hideki Takahashi, Tadao Nakamaru, Etsuko Nami. End of the Taisho period. In the city of Kiryu, where the wind is constantly blowing, the heads of the yakuza families of Kanhasshu (eight Kanto provinces) were to raise funds for the construction of the Chuji Kunisada monument. Responsible for the fundraiser was Jokichi from the Asami family, but Matsugoro from the Kuromatsu family, who wanted to become the greatest boss of the Kanhasshu yakuza, is trying to take over the textile market that Jokichi controls and intercept the fundraiser.

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