Film

The Aftermath of War

1967 · 1h 29m · Drama · Crime · Action

After World War II life in Japan was hard. There was lawlessness, rapine, never enough food or money. One girl, raped by three men, called out the name of Kentaro before she died and this was something that people in this small section of downtown Tokyo remembered. Life went on, however, and local boss Hiramatsu Daizo decided to build a market, aided by his daughter Aya. They met opposition until one day a young man named Kentaro appears who it is rumored he was the vengeful lover of the murdered girl. He lives with Sabu and Yukari, the children the girl looked after before she died, and helps with the market, coming to the rescue with a bulldozer when Daizo is threatened by a rival group. When Daizo is finally killed, Kentaro carries on the work. Finally the market is completed, the rival group makes a last stand but is machine-gunned down by Kentaro who, after saying that he was not the one whose name the dying girl called out, leaves town for good.

Tetsuya Watari

Joe Shishido

Chieko Matsubara

Tatsuya Fuji

Asao Koike

Shōki Fukae

Michirō Minami

Keisuke Noro

Keiko Yumi

Shirō Yanase

Takamaru Sasaki

Hiroshi Ichimura

Toshizō Kudō

• Shōgorō NishimuraDirector
• Ei OgawaScreenplay
• Yukio TogawaNovel
• Kenji HagiwaraDirector of Photography

Release date

November 18, 1967

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

1h 29m

Genres

Drama, Crime, Action