Three Yakuza (1965)

  • NR
  • 05/22/1965 (JP)
  • Action, Adventure
  • 2h

Overview

A tale of three Yakuza gamblers who traveled Japan during the samurai era living by their wits and sword skills. Told in 3 separate vignettes, each part tells the story of a different drifter’s life. Part 1: A man is on the run after killing two Hasshu Officials to avenge his Boss. He must make a life or death decision as he is asked to protect a gang from attack. Part 2: A pair of gamblers chased out of a crooked game must fight not only their pursuers, but the ghosts of their pasts as well. Part 3: A wanderer who wants to live according to the Yakuza Code, but is not sure that he can do so when asked to save a town from an evil official.

Sadao Nakajima

Screenplay

Tatsuo Nogami

Screenplay

Kazuo Kasahara

Screenplay

Tadashi Sawashima

Director

Cast

Kinnosuke Nakamura's headshot

Kinnosuke Nakamura

Tatsuya Nakadai's headshot

Tatsuya Nakadai

Takashi Shimura's headshot

Takashi Shimura

Hiroki Matsukata's headshot

Hiroki Matsukata

Hiroko Sakuramachi's headshot

Hiroko Sakuramachi

Wakaba Irie's headshot

Wakaba Irie

Sumiko Fuji's headshot

Sumiko Fuji

Kunie Tanaka's headshot

Kunie Tanaka

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