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Arashi kitari saru (1967)
99 min | Action, Crime

Arashi kitari saru (1967)

99 min | Action, Crime

A ninkyô yakuza story with what, probably for most squeamish westerners anyway, is a disturbing opening titles sequence. One of the many variations on a yakuza clan's sakazuki (sake cup exchange offering) involves the preparation of a ...See moreA ninkyô yakuza story with what, probably for most squeamish westerners anyway, is a disturbing opening titles sequence. One of the many variations on a yakuza clan's sakazuki (sake cup exchange offering) involves the preparation of a still-alive fish to share as a meal with the other invited clan. The unflinching eye of gorgeous color cinematography zeroes in on the panting, puffing helpless creature as its "blindfolded" then sliced up the middle. The stoic ritual lasts through the entire credits, perhaps a metaphor (?) for living death of the yakuza hero caught between the-rock-a-hard-place that his chivalrous humanity and his criminal livelihood. There is an atmospheric sword duel between Ishihara and his enemies at the falling-snow climax. Written by Chris D See less

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13 cast members

Name	Known for
Yûjirô Ishihara Actor Actor See fewer	Man Who Causes a Storm (1957)
Ruriko Asaoka Actress Actress See fewer	Tora-san's Rise and Fall (1975)
Tamaki Sawa Actress Actress See fewer	Playgirl (1969)
Tatsuya Fuji Actor Actor See fewer	In the Realm of the Senses (1976)
Tôru Abe Actor Actor See fewer	Tokyo Story (1953)
Ryôji Hayama Actor Actor See fewer	Passport to Darkness (1959)
Kiyokô Inoue Actor Actor See fewer	Fujimina aitsu (1967)
Yoshirô Aoki Actor Actor See fewer	Harakiri (1962)
Hiroyuki Nagato Actor Actor See fewer	Twin Sisters of Kyoto (1963)
Misako Tominaga Actress Actress See fewer	Crimson Bat, the Blind Swordswoman (1969)
Tatsunari Fuji Actor Actor See fewer	Like a Shooting Star (1967)
Shigeyoshi Fujioka Actor Actor See fewer	Massacre Gun (1967)
Ken Mizuta Actor Actor See fewer	Gekiryu (1967)