Region 0 (ALL REGION PLAY / NO REGION CODE) - NTSC Format *CUSTOM BDR-25* REMASTERED VERSION COURTESY OF ICHIBAN Year: 1962 Running Time: 89 mins. approx. CAST: NAKAMURA Kinnosuke OKA Satomi KITAZAWA Noriko HOSHI Michiko KAWARAZAKI Choichiro WATANABE Tomoko TANAKA Haruo ATSUMI Kiyoshi CHIAKI Minoru YANAGI Eijiro MIZUSHIMA Michitaro YAMAGATA Isao Original Story by: ONO Ryunosuke
Directed by: MAKINO Masahiro Nakamura Kinnosuke stars as a young Jirocho of Shimizu in his early days starting out on the road as a yakuza in old Japan. The real-life historical character’s life story has been told many times, but never from his beginnings as a novice who didn’t even know the proper ’jingi’ (yakuza greeting) when he first set out. Encountering many obstacles along the way, his swordsmanship earns him the nickname ’Whirlwind of the Tokaido’ and his honest and honorable ways lead to his rise as the greatest boss who kept the Tokaido Road free of unsavory and corrupt individuals. A blockbuster performance from one of the greatest Japanese stars!
VIDEO: Color / AVC h.264 / 1080p / 16:9 Enhanced / 2.35:1 / Widescreen AUDIO: Japanese: AC-3 Mono SUBTITLES: Removable English Subtitles FEATURES: Interactive Menu, Previews
