Afraid to Die (1960)
Original title: からっ風野郎
Afraid to Die is a 1960 Japanese-language drama movie directed by Yasuzō Masumura, with a running time of 1h 36m. It stars Yukio Mishima, Ayako Wakao and Keizō Kawasaki.
On his release from prison a young yakuza, along with his brother, decides to turn his back on criminal life instead of taking over the position of his recently deceased father, boss of the Asahina clan. But their exit proves more difficult than planned when their rival clan steps in to exact revenge.
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Cast
- Yukio Mishima as Takeo Asahina
- Ayako Wakao as Yoshie Koizumi
- Keizō Kawasaki as Shoichi Koizumi
- Eiji Funakoshi as Susumu Aikawa
- Takashi Shimura as Gohei Hirayama
- Yoshie Mizutani as Masako Katori
- Michiko Ono as Ayako Takatsu
- Mayumi Kurata
- Shigeru Kōyama as Masa
- Ken Mitsuda
- Jun Negami as Yusaku Sagara
- Mantarō Ushio