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Three Yakuza

78 %|May 22, 1965|Action, Adventure

A tale of three Yakuza gamblers who traveled Japan during the samurai era living by their wits and sword skills. Told in 3 separate vignettes, each part tells the story of a different drifter’s life. Part 1: A man is on the run after killing two Hasshu Officials to avenge his Boss. He must make a life or death decision as he is asked to protect a gang from attack. Part 2: A pair of gamblers chased out of a crooked game must fight not only their pursuers, but the ghosts of their pasts as well. Part 3: A wanderer who wants to live according to the Yakuza Code, but is not sure that he can do so when asked to save a town from an evil official.

Featured Crew

Tadashi Sawashima
Director
Norimichi Igawa
Art Direction
Osamu Furuya
Director of Photography
Tatsuo Nogami
Screenplay
Kazuo Kasahara
Screenplay
Sadao Nakajima
Screenplay
Masaru Satō
Original Music Composer
Koji Inoue
Lighting Technician