Young coal miner Takeda leaves Kyushu in search of a better job in Tokyo, only to fall into the lucrative yet dangerous life of a yakuza.
Young coal miner Takeda leaves Kyushu in search of a better job in Tokyo, only to fall into the lucrative yet dangerous life of a yakuza.
Bit of a feel good sentimental movie which is fine. Ken Takakura is really likeable in this as just an all around good dude trying to work to bring his Ma to Tokyo but Yakuza gonna do what Yakuza gonna do, which is basically to takeover the fishing village, knock over cotton candy/banana carts, export, lie, cheat, kill. Ends with a nice bloody showdown and slightly sad but a charming drama throughout.
Lennon for championing peace and Gandhi for preventing violence between Hindus and Muslims, died by the same iron they deplored. Si vis pacem, para bellum