Rampaging Dragon of the North (1966)

7.0/10 • 85 min • Crime Action

Overview

The son of a prominent member of a fishing community returns home after a stint with the yakuza to find his father has died under orders of a local gang leader. He sets out to avenge his father, keeping his plans secret from his mother who is cold to him since his perceived abandonment of the family. This wonderful, if little-seen, Fukasaku gem deals with family, community and what it means to do right by both.

Cast

Tatsuo Umemiya

Shingo Yamashiro

Jiro Okazaki

Hayato Tani

Nijiko Kiyokawa

Tōru Yuri

Tōru Abe

Susumu Fujita

Michitarō Mizushima

Yōko Mihara

Eiko Azusa

Akikane Sawa

Hideo Murota

Joji Takagi

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