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Release Year1961
Runtime1h 23m
LanguageJapanese
CertificationNR
GenresDrama, Comedy
Votes1
DirectorKazuo Mori
WritersRyōzō Kasahara
TypeFeature Film
Rating10.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsSong of Sado
About Song of Sado
Sentaro (Raizo Ichikawa) from Ipponmatsu sets out to commit evil and gain dignity, but his good-natured nature does not allow him to do anything bad. Along the way, Sentaro saves a young woman named Okimi (Yuko Miki) from a bad womanizer and meets a Yakuza named Katsugoro (Yoshie Mizutani). He then visits Katsugoro boss Kanjiro Inariyama (Ganjiro Nakamura II) to train to be a yakuza, but to his surprise discovers that Katsugoro is Kanjiro's only daughter, Okatsu. He also finds out that the young yakuza working in Kanjiro's house is his younger brother Hanji (Yukio Hashi). Then the Shigezo family, who had been annoying Kanjiro for a long time, set fire to his gambling hall!
Directed by Kazuo Mori, Song of Sado leans on a strong ensemble — Raizō Ichikawa, Yukio Hashi, Yoshie Mizutani — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1961.
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