

Acting
Raizō Ichikawa's smolder could power Tokyo.
Cinematography
Shadow-drenched backstreets, pure Nikkatsu style.

Director
Kazuo Ikehiro
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of Nikkatsu's 'Young Boss' franchise that milked Raizō's brooding appeal across seven films. The studio basically invented the sympathetic yakuza antihero here.
Director Kazuo Ikehiro would later helm the Zatoichi series entries; you can see him perfecting his shadow-play here before going full blind-swordsman poetic.
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