Tale on Kanto Chivalry (1963)
Overview
This is Akira Kobayashi's first leading role in a gangster film in the ninkyo-eiga genre. Together with Joe Shishido, he stars in a film about the fateful clash between two men living in the world of the yakuza. The Tomoe, Takato, and Senba gangs in Ryogoku are constantly fighting over territory. Rickshaw driver Daisaku decides to protect Takato's gang for the sake of his former benefactor, Setsu, but the rival Senba gang considers Daisaku their enemy...
Cast
Akira Kobayashi
Daisaku
Joe Shishido
Masa from Kanto
Kōji Wada
Ken
Chieko Matsubara
Hideo Murata
Shinsuke Ashida
Daizaburo Hirata
Masao Mishima
Midori Satsuki
Shirō Ōsaka
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