An Ode to Yakuza (1970)
Original title: やくざ絶唱
An Ode to Yakuza is a 1970 Japanese-language action movie directed by Yasuzō Masumura, with a running time of 1h 34m. It stars Shintarō Katsu, Naoko Ohtani and Yūsuke Kawazu.
Tatematsu Minoru, a yakuza belonging to the Ishikawa group that runs the Shinjuku area, has a beautiful sister named Akane. He dreams of sending her to college and turning her into a perfect young lady. He's extremely fond of Akane. His fondness for her goes beyond how he feels about his mistress, Kanae. And yet, Akane feels alone. Now, a new tutor comes into her life that seems to have taken a liking to her...
Cast
- Shintarō Katsu as Minoru Tatematsu
- Naoko Ohtani as Akane Tatematsu
- Yūsuke Kawazu as Shigetaro Kaizuka
- Kiwako Taichi as Kanae Honda
- Masakazu Tamura as Yuji Inumaru
- Yoshi Katō as Taisuke Inumaru, Akane's Father
- Michiko Araki as Rie Inumaru
- Asao Uchida as Ishikawa
- Yoshihiko Aoyama as Susumu Honda
- Sei Hiraizumi as Hisai
- Yūzō Hayakawa as Kiyama
- Tsutomu Nakata as Morikawa