The Man from Shimizu (1982)

On the day his mother dies, young gambler Jirocho swears in front of her grave that he'll never gamble again. But, that night, Jirocho heads to a gambling den, where he bets the condolence money for his mother's funeral. No surprise to learn he loses the lot. Not the hard-boiled yakuza story it seems, this is a comedy featuring many new artists who were making a name for themselves at the time.

Cast (10)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Masatoshi Nakamura

Koichi Sato

Daijirō Harada

Yoshiko Tanaka

Naoko Ohtani

Norihei Miki

Shinsuke Shimada

Mitsuru Hirata

Akira Emoto

Sanma Akashiya

If you liked The Man from Shimizu, you might also like…

93% match

On Becoming a Guinea Fowl

2024

84% match

Chloe and Theo

2015

83% match

Juniper

2021

78% match

The Good Half

2024

75% match

Almost Friends

2017

71% match

Family Weekend

2013

67% match

About Alex

2014

67% match

The Funeral

1984

61% match

Somewhere in Queens

2023

61% match

Death by Hanging

1968

60% match

Tyler Perry's Madea on the Run - The Play

2017

60% match

Small Apartments

2012

60% match

Madea Goes to Jail - The Play

2006

60% match

Fat Kid Rules The World

2012

60% match

Treasure

2024

60% match

Glory to the Filmmaker!

2007

60% match

The Racer

2020

60% match

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima

1973

60% match

Playing God

2021

60% match

In the Soup

1992

Similar films

Jōiuchi

2020

The Samurai and the Prisoner

2026

Amagi Goe

2025

Sorcerer's Orb: Part 3

1954

Tales of Young Genji Kuro 3

1962

Yamazakura, The Cherry Tree in the Hills

2008

Tajomaru: Avenging Blade

2009

A Naive History of the Bakumatsu Era

1991

Devoted Servant Naosuke

1939

A Color Print of Edo

1939

Sure Death 5

1991

The Sword of Doom

1966