Song of the Underworld

N/A

1956

1 hour 29 minutes

Summary

A conflict between two yakuza families in Tokyo, the Izus and the Yoshidas, has recently broken out. When an Izu underling starts a fight with a Yoshida man, Fuyu, the Izu family sends Tsuruta, a senior member of the clan, to make a personal apology to Fuyu. Tsuruta discovers that the woman he is in love with is Fuyu's sister, Tatsuko. Tsuruta ends up gambling with a swindler, who is in fact Tatsuko's husband. (The general plot of the film was re-used for Seijun Suzuki's Kanto Wanderer).

Original NameChitei no uta (Song of the Underworld)

StatusReleased: 68 years ago
December 12, 1956

Language日本語

Spoken Languages日本語

Budget-

Revenue-

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