The Miracle of Joe, the Petrel (1984)

  • NR
  • 04/28/1984 (JP)
  • Action, Crime, Drama
  • 2h 13m

He avenges himself and escapes far south to the Philippines. He lives only for today. That's his youth.

Overview

In Okinawa, a Japanese-Filipino gangster named Joe kills an Okinawan mobster. Joe temporarily escapes the pursuing mob by fleeing to the Philippines, hoping to find there safety and perhaps to link up with his father. He meets Yoko, a saloon girl, who looks after him, but soon Joe's enemies show up, determined to make Joe pay.

Toshiya Fujita

Screenplay, Director

Ryūzō Saki

Novel

Eiichi Uchida

Screenplay

Fumio Kōnami

Screenplay

Cast

Saburo Tokito's headshot

Saburo Tokito

Umitsubame Joe
Miwako Fujitani's headshot

Miwako Fujitani

Yoko Tamagi
Kentarō Shimizu's headshot

Kentarō Shimizu

Sawai
Midori Satsuki's headshot

Midori Satsuki

Michi
Yoshio Harada's headshot

Yoshio Harada

Yonamine
Toshirō Mifune's headshot

Toshirō Mifune

Fisherman
Izumi Hara's headshot

Izumi Hara

Grandma in Yonakuni Island
Kunie Tanaka's headshot

Kunie Tanaka

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