Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge

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This is one of the many films based on the legend of Chuji Kunisada, a wandering gambler and a defender of the weak in the Edo period. In other words, he was the Japanese Robin Hood. In this film Kunisada (Chiezo Kataoka) arrives to a small town terrorized by an evil gang. He insists that he is not Kunisada, as the word is Kunisada has been executed, but of course the audience know better. Sonny Chiba plays an unusual supporting role as a helpless young man unable to defend himself from the gangsters. He does, however, get to play taiko drums and dance with Junko Fuji (who makes her film debut here). Chiba's father, an old judge who helps Kunisada, is played by Takashi Shimura. The film hardly anything exceptional, but it's a pretty decent jidai geki / yakuza drama.

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Cast

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Chiezō Kataoka actor Sonny Chiba actor

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Takashi Shimura actor Sumiko Fuji actor

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Yachiyo Ōtori actor

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Kensaku Hara actor

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Michitarō Mizushima actor

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Jōtarō Togami actor

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Hiroshi Kato actor

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Shunji Sakai actor

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Haruo Tanaka actor

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Shigeru Yasunaka actor

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Tsukie Matsuura actor

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Kentaro Ozato actor

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Shunya Wazaki actor

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Takeshi Kumagaya actor

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Kazutarō Kuni actor

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Yūzaburō Sakaguchi actor

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Kinnosuke Fujiki actor

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Mitsuru Kawaji actor