

Drama
Overview
In postwar Tokyo, a blunt, alcohol-soaked doctor diagnoses a swaggering young yakuza with tuberculosis, forging an uneasy bond that’s tested when the gangster’s ruthless former boss returns and drags him back toward the swampy underworld he can’t escape.
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Takashi Shimura
Takashi Shimura
Sanada
Takashi Shimura
Sanada


Toshirō Mifune
Toshirō Mifune
Matsunaga
Toshirō Mifune
Matsunaga
Reizaburo Yamamoto
Reizaburo Yamamoto
Okada
Reizaburo Yamamoto
Okada


Michiyo Kogure
Michiyo Kogure
Nanae
Michiyo Kogure
Nanae


Chieko Nakakita
Chieko Nakakita
Miyo
Chieko Nakakita
Miyo


Noriko Sengoku
Noriko Sengoku
Gin
Noriko Sengoku
Gin


Shizuko Kasagi
Shizuko Kasagi
Singer
Shizuko Kasagi
Singer


Eitarō Shindō
Eitarō Shindō
Takahama
Eitarō Shindō
Takahama


Masao Shimizu
Masao Shimizu
Oyabun
Masao Shimizu
Oyabun


Taiji Tonoyama
Taiji Tonoyama
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