
Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge
Drama
Overview
This is one of the many films based on the legend of Chuji Kunisada, a wandering gambler and a defender of the weak in the Edo period. In other words, he was the Japanese Robin Hood. In this film Kunisada (Chiezo Kataoka) arrives to a small town terrorized by an evil gang. He insists that he is not Kunisada, as the word is Kunisada has been executed, but of course the audience know better. Sonny Chiba plays an unusual supporting role as a helpless young man unable to defend himself from the gangsters. He does, however, get to play taiko drums and dance with Junko Fuji (who makes her film debut here). Chiba's father, an old judge who helps Kunisada, is played by Takashi Shimura. The film hardly anything exceptional, but it's a pretty decent jidai geki / yakuza drama.
Top Cast


Chiezo Kataoka
Chiezo Kataoka
Genji The Fighting Top
Chiezo Kataoka
Genji The Fighting Top


Sonny Chiba
Sonny Chiba
Sataro
Sonny Chiba
Sataro


Takashi Shimura
Takashi Shimura
Tobei
Takashi Shimura
Tobei


Sumiko Fuji
Sumiko Fuji
Ochiyo
Sumiko Fuji
Ochiyo


Yachiyo Ōtori
Yachiyo Ōtori
Oshino
Yachiyo Ōtori
Oshino


Kensaku Hara
Kensaku Hara
Matsugoro of Kuroiwa
Kensaku Hara
Matsugoro of Kuroiwa


Michitarō Mizushima
Michitarō Mizushima
Koto Juheita
Michitarō Mizushima
Koto Juheita


Jotaro Togami
Jotaro Togami
Sagara Denjuro
Jotaro Togami
Sagara Denjuro


Hiroshi Kato
Hiroshi Kato
The Dragon of the Bush-Dead
Hiroshi Kato
The Dragon of the Bush-Dead


Shunji Sakai
Shunji Sakai
Mameroku
Shunji Sakai
Mameroku
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