I Am A Man of Honor

1977 1h 43m JA

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 1

ComedyActionRomance

Synopsis

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The sixth film of the “Truck Yaro” series. Two long-distance truckers, Momojiro and Kinzo, travel around Japan in highly decorated trucks. In Kyushu, Momojiro falls in love again... this time with a beautiful college student Masako.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Bunta Sugawara
Kin'ya Aikawa
Masumi Harukawa
Tomisaburō Wakayama
Batten Arakawa
Masako Natsume
Yuko Hama
Tonpei Hidari

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Norifumi Suzuki
Writers: Norifumi Suzuki
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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49 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CRAFT

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Part of the "Truck Rascals" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Norifumi Suzuki, shot by Masahiko Iimura. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Toshiaki Tsushima. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Bunta Sugawara and Kin'ya Aikawa and Masumi Harukawa carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0360092 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Norifumi Suzuki directs. Masahiko Iimura behind the camera. Toshiaki Tsushima scores. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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149 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Truck Rascals" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Norifumi Suzuki, shot by Masahiko Iimura. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Toshiaki Tsushima. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Bunta Sugawara and Kin'ya Aikawa and Masumi Harukawa carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0360092 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Masahiko Iimura
Original score: Toshiaki Tsushima
Runtime: 103 min · 1h 43m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: I Am A Man of Honor (1977)

Part of

Truck Rascals

Torakku Yarō (トラック野郎) is a series of ten Japanese comedy-action films produced by Toei and released from 1975 to 1979. All ten films in the series were directed by Noribumi Suzuki and starred Bunta Sugawara as Momojiro Hoshi ("Ichibanboshi" or "first star") and Kinya Aikawa as Kinzo Matsushita, also known as "Jonathan". The title Torakku Yaro means "truck guys" or "truck rascals", and the films involve two truckers and their various escapades as they travel around Japan in highly decorated trucks.