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Brutal Tales of Chivalry

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Brutal Tales of Chivalry 2: The Chinese Lion and Peony Tattoo

Original title

Shôwa zankyô-den (Brutal Tales of Chivalry)

Year

1965

Running time

90 min.

Country

Japan

Director

Kiyoshi Saeki

Screenwriter

Isao Matsumoto, Akira Murao, Hideaki Yamamoto

Cast

Music

Shunsuke Kikuchi

Cinematography

Ichirô Hoshijima

Producer

Toei

Genre

Drama | Crime. Yakuza & Triad

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Brutal Tales of Chivalry

Synopsis

After World War II, their town was a pile of rubble. Gennosuke, the second generation boss of the Kamizu Group was upholding yakuza chivalry by keeping black-market and illegal items out of their open-air market. Taking advantage of the mess, Iwasa and his gang take hold of goods from the US military, black-market and controlled items in order to become the most powerful group in Enko area. Iwasa has ennosuke assassinated but before he dies, he names Shinji Terajima as his successor and makes him swear to carry on the family business and not seek revenge or use violence. Shinji tries to tries to make his family’s marketplace a success, but with constant interruption and attacks from Iwasa’s gang, he can no longer keep his word to his former boss…

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Brutal Tales of Chivalry

1965

Kiyoshi Saeki

6.5

(25)