Kutsukake Tokijiro: The Lonely Yakuza (1966)

April. 01,1966

7.5

| Adventure Action History

Tokijiro has the unfortunate duty according to the code of the gamblers to join in the fighting when afforded a night’s stay and meals at the home of a town boss. Though he dislikes killing, the strength of his swordsmanship will be tested time and time again in the bloody tale.

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Cast

Kinnosuke Nakamura as Kutsukake Tokijiro

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Junko Ikeuchi as Okinu

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Jiro Okazaki as Shotaro

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Reviews

Vashirdfel

1966/04/01

Simply A Masterpiece

JinRoz

1966/04/02

For all the hype it got I was expecting a lot more!

Maleeha Vincent

1966/04/03

It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

Marva

1966/04/04

It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,