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The Man from Shimizu
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The Man from Shimizu

Dec 28, 1982
1h 32m
★ 0.0

Overview

On the day his mother dies, young gambler Jirocho swears in front of her grave that he'll never gamble again. But, that night, Jirocho heads to a gambling den, where he bets the condolence money for his mother's funeral. No surprise to learn he loses the lot. Not the hard-boiled yakuza story it seems, this is a comedy featuring many new artists who were making a name for themselves at the time.

Genres

Drama
Comedy

Production Companies

Shochiku

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Cast

Masatoshi Nakamura

Masatoshi Nakamura

Koichi Sato

Koichi Sato

Daijirō Harada

Daijirō Harada

Yoshiko Tanaka

Yoshiko Tanaka

Naoko Ohtani

Naoko Ohtani

Norihei Miki

Norihei Miki

Shinsuke Shimada

Shinsuke Shimada

Mitsuru Hirata

Mitsuru Hirata

Akira Emoto

Akira Emoto

Sanma Akashiya

Sanma Akashiya

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