
Rogue (1968)
Overview
Coal miner Isamu Oba is forced to quit his village and leave his mother and siblings behind. Mining buddy Ichiro accompanies him to Tokyo, and the pair enjoy several "fish-out-of-water" sequences before finding employment at a boxing gym with trainer Sawada and his spunky sister Tomoko. The boys also find part time night jobs as roving minstrels in the club district courtesy of benevolent gang boss Asakawa. Of course, they run afoul of boss Karasawa's cruel gang. Karasawa also has it in for Asakawa, and this indirectly throws a spanner into the works as far as Isamu's burgeoning success as a kickboxer. When Asakawa's HQ is burned to the ground by Karasawa's men, Asakawa tries to kill Karasawa - which, of course, leads to his own gruesome death. Isamu goes on the rampage with his sword, wiping out Karasawa and men.
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Additional Info
Budget | $0.00 |
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Revenue | $0.00 |
Original Language | ja |
Popularity | 1.132 |
Directed By
Masahiro Makino
Crew
Masahiro Makino
Yoshihiro Ishimatsu
Takeo Watanabe
Masahikô Jimurâ
TOP CAST

Ken Takakura
Isamu Oba

Bunta Sugawara
Ichiro Yamakawa

Minoru Ōki
Kenzo Sawada

Kenjirō Ishiyama
Masayoshi Asakawa

Kenji Ushio
Miyoshi

Fumio Watanabe
Shigekichi Karasawa

Aiko Mimasu
Fusayo

Nobuo Yana
Kazama

Harumi Sone
Murai

Nobuo Kaneko
Suyama
Sanekô Yôshimura
Tomoko Sawada

Tamae Kiyokawa
Teruko