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59 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

Late Taishō period. The Shibatora family, led by Naojirō, held power over the Tomigawara area in Jōshū. After launching an attack on the Takayasu family for encroaching on their territory, they were instead ambushed by Takayasu's forces. Taking full responsibility, Naojirō turned himself in to the police. Six years later, upon his release, he is enraged to find that everything has changed drastically from how it once was.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

Akira Kobayashi

Hideki Takahashi

Masako Izumi

Sanae Kitabayashi

Ryōji Hayama

Isao Tamagawa

Ichirō Nakatani

Tōru Abe
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Toshio Masuda directs. Riichirō Manabe scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.
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Nikkatsu Corporation
JP
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