Wharf Temperament

Oct 14, 1961

1h 4m

★ 0.0

Overview

The story of male friendship unfolding during a boxing match between the navigator, who took responsibility for the accident and went ashore from the ship, and a young docker, whom he loves like a younger brother.

Genres

Drama

Crime

Action

Production Companies

Nikkatsu Corporation

Wharf Temperament Trailers

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Cast

Eiji Iwasa

Tamio Kawachi

Keiko Kawada

Chieko Matsubara

Jun Yamamura

Daizaburo Hirata

Ryu

Tōru Abe

Takita, President of club "Gin no Kutsu"

Saburo Hiromatsu

Goi

Shōki Fukae

Ken

Kōichi Uenoyama

Owner of the diner

Zenji Yamada

Sabu

Keisuke Noro

Keisuke Yukioka

Jūkei Fujioka

Seijiro Takano

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