Flowers of Chivalry

1961 1h 26m JA

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

DramaComedy

Synopsis

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Kayama Ichinoshin (Raizo Ichikawa) has been traveling for ten years in search of revenge for his father. One day, Ichinoshin reunites with his younger brother Shinjiro (Yukio Hashi), who has completely changed. Shinjiro abandoned the quiet samurai life and began to lead a Yakuza lifestyle. The older brother is angry at the younger one for his depravity, and the younger one laughs at him for being tied to old-fashioned traditions. As a result, they quarrel. Ichinoshin hears that the person he has to take revenge on has become a Yakuza, and in order to get a hint, he takes care of the Otsu family, to which Shinjiro owes, but later discovers that the boss of Otsu Kanemon is the one he is looking for.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Raizō Ichikawa
Yukio Hashi
Michiko Sugata
Yoshie Mizutani
Shin Morikawa
Yaeko Wakamizu
Ichiro Chagawa
Toshio Chiba

Credits

Behind the camera

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

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RUNTIME

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

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2 / 7

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

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5 / 7

CAST

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Raizō Ichikawa and Yukio Hashi and Michiko Sugata carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0329144 — 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 Ikehiro directs. Shozo Honda behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

186 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 Ikehiro, shot by Shozo Honda. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Raizō Ichikawa and Yukio Hashi and Michiko Sugata carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0329144 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.