Song of Sado

1961 1h 23m JA

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

DramaComedy

Synopsis

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Sentaro (Raizo Ichikawa) from Ipponmatsu sets out to commit evil and gain dignity, but his good-natured nature does not allow him to do anything bad. Along the way, Sentaro saves a young woman named Okimi (Yuko Miki) from a bad womanizer and meets a Yakuza named Katsugoro (Yoshie Mizutani). He then visits Katsugoro boss Kanjiro Inariyama (Ganjiro Nakamura II) to train to be a yakuza, but to his surprise discovers that Katsugoro is Kanjiro's only daughter, Okatsu. He also finds out that the young yakuza working in Kanjiro's house is his younger brother Hanji (Yukio Hashi). Then the Shigezo family, who had been annoying Kanjiro for a long time, set fire to his gambling hall!

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Raizō Ichikawa
Yukio Hashi
Yoshie Mizutani
Yuko Miki
Junko Kozakura
Ryūzō Shimada
Ganjirô Nakamura I
Ikuko Mōri

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kazuo Mori
Writers: Ryōzō Kasahara
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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83 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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65 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kazuo Mori, shot by Shozo Honda. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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CAST

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Raizō Ichikawa and Yukio Hashi and Yoshie Mizutani carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0199896 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

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

Kazuo Mori directs. Shozo Honda behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

183 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
265 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Kazuo Mori, shot by Shozo Honda. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Raizō Ichikawa and Yukio Hashi and Yoshie Mizutani carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0199896 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.