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The Underworld
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The Underworld 1956 Directed by Kajirō Yamamoto 暗黒街

Yakuza boss Furuya leans more and more on his protege Takao Shoji, though Shoji has become romantically involved with Furuya's mistress, Natsue. Furuya himself has fallen in love, with a nurse after his recent hospital stay. As the gang grows more jealous of the favoritism Furuya shows Shoji, they decide to reveal Shoji's relationship with Natsue. But Furuya's affection for Shoji cannot be easily destroyed, even in the gang war that erupts.

Country Japan
Production Country Japan
Language Japanese
Spoken Language Japanese
Gneres Crime , Drama
Production Company TOHO
Release Date 26 February 1956
99 mins
Cast
Koji Tsuruta
Koji Tsuruta Takao Shoji
Kyoko Aoyama
Kyoko Aoyama
Akemi Negishi
Akemi Negishi
Hiroshi Koizumi
Hiroshi Koizumi
Seiji Miyaguchi
Seiji Miyaguchi
Shōsaku Sugiyama
Shōsaku Sugiyama
Takashi Shimura
Takashi Shimura Furuya
Toshirō Mifune
Toshirō Mifune Chief Inspector Kumada
Minosuke Yamada
Minosuke Yamada
Seijirô Onda
Seijirô Onda
Gorô Sakurai
Gorô Sakurai
Senkichi Ōmura
Senkichi Ōmura
Yutaka Oka
Yutaka Oka
Akemi Ueno
Akemi Ueno
Tsurue Ichimanji
Tsurue Ichimanji
Tateo Kawasaki
Tateo Kawasaki
Sachio Sakai
Sachio Sakai
Crew
Director
Kajirō Yamamoto
Kajirō Yamamoto
Writers
Ryuzo Kikushima
Ryuzo Kikushima
Tokuhei Wakao
Tokuhei Wakao
Executive Producer
Sōjirō Motoki
Sōjirō Motoki
Cinematography
Seiichi Endo
Seiichi Endo
Composer
Ikuma Dan
Ikuma Dan
Art Direction
Iwao Akune
Iwao Akune
Lighting
Tsuruzô Nishikawa
Tsuruzô Nishikawa