Tale on Kanto Chivalry

関東遊侠伝

This is Akira Kobayashi's first leading role in a gangster film in the ninkyo-eiga genre. Together with Joe Shishido, he stars in a film about the fateful clash between two men living in the world of the yakuza. The Tomoe, Takato, and Senba gangs in Ryogoku are constantly fighting over territory. Rickshaw driver Daisaku decides to protect Takato's gang for the sake of his former benefactor, Setsu, but the rival Senba gang considers Daisaku their enemy...

Director

Akinori Matsuo

Screenplay

Masataka Fujsaki

Screenplay

Gan Yamazaki

Novela

Torao Setoguchi

Status

Released

Release date

11/08/1963

Original language

Japanese