Man of a Stormy Era

Overview

The early years of the Showa period were turbulent times for Japan. The country suffered financial crisis and famine, women worked under intolerable employment conditions, and political corruption was a major issue. Out of fear that the great nation would soon fall, a group of young patriotic men gathered to lay out plans to assassinate the crooked politicians. One of these young terrorists was Shinsuke Kusaka. He receives orders to kill the Prime Minister.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

June 22, 1968

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

Nikkatsu Corporation

Cast

Hideki Takahashi,Mie Hama,Ruriko Asaoka,Yūjirō Ishihara,Ryūtarō Tatsumi,Katsuo Nakamura

Director

Toshio Masuda

Writer

Toshio Masuda,Kaneo Ikegami

Cinematography

Minoru Yokoyama

Music

Riichirō Manabe

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt0204628