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Duel in the Storm
10.0 / 10• 1968• 1h 33m•NR• Japanese
ActionCrimeDrama
Storyline
It is the Taisho era in Japan. A man has quit the Yakuza after five years and returned to Shikoku in order to begin his life anew as a ferryman. His boss, however, became ill and the boat is taken due to unpaid debts to the local thugs. His new life has not begun well and he is determined to rebuild the shattered business. The Yakuza, however, have added the ferry business to the rest of their portfolio of local concerns.
Cast & Crew
Akira Kobayashi
Seijiro Tamimura
Lead
Hideki Takahashi
Naoaki Yagiri
Ryotaro Sugi
Sakichi Kawanaga
Yumiko Nogawa
Okyô Kawanaga
Ichirō Sugai
Jisuke Sawaiya
Yōko Yamamoto
Koyuki
Hiroshi Kondō
Tamezo Hondo
Kenji Imai
Shimazo Hondo
What People Are Saying
5.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Akinori Matsuo's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
5.0
“Every frame feels alive. Duel in the Storm is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
