Rampaging Dragon of the North (1966)
Overview
The son of a prominent member of a fishing community returns home after a stint with the yakuza to find his father has died under orders of a local gang leader. He sets out to avenge his father, keeping his plans secret from his mother who is cold to him since his perceived abandonment of the family. This wonderful, if little-seen, Fukasaku gem deals with family, community and what it means to do right by both.
Cast
Tatsuo Umemiya
Shingo Yamashiro
Jiro Okazaki
Hayato Tani
Nijiko Kiyokawa
Tōru Yuri
Tōru Abe
Susumu Fujita
Michitarō Mizushima
Yōko Mihara
Eiko Azusa
Akikane Sawa
Hideo Murota
Gen Ashida
Joji Takagi
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