A Chivalrous Spirit (1958)

An all-star cast highlights this Jidai-Geki classic. Set in the samurai era, this is the tale of period Yakuza. One of the real classics in this genre. Jirocho, an honorable and respected gang boss, uncovers a conspiracy organized by his rivals while on a quest to bring justice to three murders. Some of the most famous actors from Toei studios make this a must-see for everyone! Featuring a very young Nakamura Kinnosuke, who went on to become one of Japan's mosted noteworthy actors under the name Yorosuya Kinnosuke. This is one of the best examples his early work.

Cast (60)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Chiezo Kataoka

Jirocho

Chiyonosuke Azuma

Hangoro

Kinnosuke Nakamura

Onikichi

Utaemon Ichikawa

Nikichi

Isao Yamagata

Kadoi

Ryutaro Otomo

Omasa

Hashizo Ōkawa

Seneimon

Eijirō Kataoka

Kunio Kaga

Kōtarō Satomi

Koinosuke Onoe

Sentarō Fushimi

Jun Usami

Denjirō Ōkōchi

Kogiku Hanayagi

C

Chie Ueki

Yumiko Hasegawa

Shinobu Chihara

R

Ryūtarō Aoyagi

I

Ikuo Oka

H

Hideo Higashi

K

Kunio Hikita

H

Hiroshi Hatano

M

Mikio Nishimura

K

Kazutarō Kuni

S

Shinji Oda

H

Hideo Shimada

H

Hiroshi Hitomi

K

Kinnosuke Fujiki

N

Noboru Umezawa

R

Reiji Tsumura

T

Tokinosuke Nakamura

Kenji Kusumoto

H

Hachiro Yamauchi

Y

Yuji Kamishiro

R

Ryōei Itō

J

Juro Hoshi

S

Shusuke Daimonji

Koji Arima

K

Kazuo Tokita

H

Hiroshi Mizuno

K

Kokichi Nakamura

K

Kinnosuke Takamatsu

E

Eriko Yoshida

T

Tsukie Matsuura

K

Koji Murata

Kajō Onoe

T

Tokumaro Dan

O

Osamu Koganei

N

Naojiro Umemura

K

Kenji Susukida

Yoshio Yoshida

Kensaku Hara

Nakajirō Tomita

Sōji Kiyokawa

Kusuo Abe

Eitarō Shindō

Ryōsuke Kagawa

Shin Tokudaiji

Ryūnosuke Tsukigata

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