Born Under Crossed Stars

Aug 25, 1965

1h 38m

★ 6.4

Overview

A young man with a strong sense of justice is torn between two girls: the flighty Taneko and the serious Suzuko. With wisdom, courage and honor in a Japanese spirit of manliness he wins the day.

Genres

Action

Drama

Production Companies

Nikkatsu Corporation

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Cast

Gorô Nishizaka

Ken Yamauchi

Taneko Yamaga

Yumiko Nogawa

Suzuko Mishima

Masako Izumi

Sen Suzuki

Kotoe Hatsui

Jûbei Suzuki

Jun Tatara

Jushiro Hirata

Tokuichi

Zeko Nakamura

Father

Keisuke Yukioka

Ôoka

Keisuke Noro

Tomio Aoki

Eikichi

Shirō Yanase

Yoko Benisawa

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