

An Ode to Yakuza
1970 Directed by Yasuzō MasumuraTatematsu 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...
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Shintarō Katsu
....................................................Minoru Tatematsu

Naoko Ohtani
....................................................Akane Tatematsu

Yūsuke Kawazu
....................................................Shigetaro Kaizuka

Kiwako Taichi
....................................................Kanae Honda

Masakazu Tamura
....................................................Yuji Inumaru

Yoshi Katō
....................................................Taisuke Inumaru, Akane's Father

Michiko Araki
....................................................Rie Inumaru
Director
...........................................................Yasuzō Masumura
Producer
...........................................................Hiroaki Fujii
Assistant Director
...........................................................Akio Kondo
Art Direction
...........................................................Tomohisa Yano
Assistant Art Director
...........................................................Hiroshi Maruyama
Editor
...........................................................Tatsuji Nakashizu
Lighting Technician
...........................................................Nagaharu Watanabe
Production Companies
...................................................Daiei Film
Production Countries
........................................................Japan
Spoken Languages
....................................................日本語
Genres
....................................................Action
Crime
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