Film

The Man Who Came to Shimizu Harbor

1960 · 1h 31m · Drama · Comedy

One of Japan's most enduring stories is the true-life yakuza boss Jirocho of Shimizu and his gang as they took over the Tokaido Highroad and went on to everlasting fame. Many of the gang members have become household names although their backgrounds and how they came to join the group are mostly lost in the mists of a time gone by. This is the tale of Masa, who arrived in Shimizu Port hungry and down on his luck. His adventures contain some light-hearted moments as he meets up with the other gang members and goes on to join the group and become one of their best swordsmen. A truly exciting tale starring the ever-popular Okawa Hashizo along with all-time great Okochi Denjiro.

Hashizo Ōkawa

Satomi Oka

Haruo Tanaka

Shunji Sakai

Denjirō Ōkōchi

Chizuru Kitagawa

Kusuo Abe

Harue Akagi

Kyoko Aoyama

Hideo Hongo

Kazuo Ishii

Kunio Kaga

Masuo Kamiki

Hiroshi Kato

Michiyo Kogure

Satoshi Komori

• Masahiro MakinoDirector
• Hideo OguniScreenplay
• Shigeto MikiDirector of Photography
• Seiichi SuzukiOriginal Music Composer
• Shintarō MiyamotoEditor

Release date

July 31, 1960

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

1h 31m

Genres

Drama, Comedy