The Man from the East

Overview

Kenta (Kayama), a boxer-turned-wandering minstrel becomes involved in a yakuza plot to rid slum dwellers from a piece of land the gangsters wish to develop. Kenta befriends a wandering poet and the younger sister (Hoshi) of a boxer Keota killed in the ring.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 18, 1961

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

TOHO,Takarazuka Eiga Company Ltd.

Cast

Yuriko Hoshi,Shinichi Yanagisawa,Makoto Satō,Yūzō Kayama,Kokinji Katsura,Shirō Ōsaka,Jun Funato,Kenji Sahara,Tōru Abe

Director

Umetsugu Inoue

Writer

Umetsugu Inoue,Katsuya Susaki,Yoshio Hasuike

Producer

Sadao Sugihara

Cinematography

Kōzō Okazaki

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0203565