Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather
1982 · Movie · 146 min. · Japan
Matsue is the adoptive daughter of the Kiryuin House, a small yakuza clan in Shikoku. Onimasa, their leader, is the last heir to a family of samurai. He is hard in business but respected by the poor because of his fairness. Matsue lives in the middle of this society, between gang wars and rivalries among the chief's mistresses. But when Onimasa takes a chivalrous attitude and finds himself on the side of train workers on strike, it annoys the Great Godfather of the island. The story starts in 1918, ends with the nearing of the Second World War.
Direction Hideo Gosha
Cast Tatsuya Nakadai · Masako Natsume · Shima Iwashita · Tetsurô Tanba · Kaori Tagasugi · Isao Natsuyagi
Soundtrack Mitsuaki Kanno
Screenplay Hideo Gosha · Kôji Takada · Tomiko Miyao
Cinematography Fujio Morita
Original title Kiryûin Hanako no shôgai (Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather)
Also known as Onimasa
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70 votes (FilmAffinity)
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