A Chivalrous Spirit

The story

An all-star cast highlights this Jidai-Geki classic. Set in the samurai era, this is the tale of period Yakuza. One of the real classics in this genre. Jirocho, an honorable and respected gang boss, uncovers a conspiracy organized by his rivals while on a quest to bring justice to three murders. Some of the most famous actors from Toei studios make this a must-see for everyone! Featuring a very young Nakamura Kinnosuke, who went on to become one of Japan's mosted noteworthy actors under the name Yorosuya Kinnosuke. This is one of the best examples his early work.

In the same saga

Jirocho Quadrilogy Collection

In release order

Shimizu Port of Chivalry

1957

This film

A Chivalrous Spirit

1958

Road of Chivalry

1960

Tokaido Fullhouse

1963

Cast

C Chiezo KataokaJirocho C Chiyonosuke AzumaHangoro K Kinnosuke NakamuraOnikichi U Utaemon IchikawaNikichi I Isao YamagataKadoi R Ryutaro OtomoOmasa H Hashizo ŌkawaSeneimon E Eijirō Kataoka K Kunio Kaga K Kōtarō Satomi K Koinosuke Onoe S Sentarō Fushimi

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J Jun Usami D Denjirō Ōkōchi K Kogiku Hanayagi C Chie Ueki Y Yumiko Hasegawa S Shinobu Chihara R Ryūtarō Aoyagi I Ikuo Oka H Hideo Higashi K Kunio Hikita H Hiroshi Hatano M Mikio Nishimura K Kazutarō Kuni S Shinji Oda H Hideo Shimada H Hiroshi Hitomi K Kinnosuke Fujiki N Noboru Umezawa R Reiji Tsumura T Tokinosuke Nakamura K Kenji Kusumoto H Hachiro Yamauchi Y Yuji Kamishiro R Ryōei Itō J Juro Hoshi S Shusuke Daimonji K Koji Arima K Kazuo Tokita H Hiroshi Mizuno K Kokichi Nakamura K Kinnosuke Takamatsu E Eriko Yoshida T Tsukie Matsuura K Koji Murata K Kajō Onoe T Tokumaro Dan O Osamu Koganei N Naojiro Umemura K Kenji Susukida Y Yoshio Yoshida K Kensaku Hara N Nakajirō Tomita S Sōji Kiyokawa K Kusuo Abe E Eitarō Shindō R Ryōsuke Kagawa S Shin Tokudaiji R Ryūnosuke Tsukigata