The Symbol of a Man

Name: The Symbol of a Man
Genre: Drama
Released: 14 Jul 1963
Rating: 7.00
Cast: Hideki Takahashi, Masako Izumi, Kenjirō Ishiyama, Akira Nagoya, Yukiko Todoroki

In 1936 under the war clouds over the Manchurian border, 60-year-old Oshima Shozaburo is concerned about the future of his only son, Ryuji, who has refused to follow in the footsteps of his gambler father and decided to become a doctor. Ryuji leaves home to work at a clinic at a dam construction site where he finds the treatment of the laborers intolerable. But when he challenges the boss, who thinks nothing of murder, he discovers to his astonishment that he is safe because of his father's reputation. Torn between filial piety and his ideals Ryuji is told of the murder of his father by men of a rival gang. He experiences another shock when informed that the woman behind the rival gang is his true mother who was forced to leave his father due to an unwritten code among gamblers.

Year: 1963

Genre: Drama

Studio: Nikkatsu Corporation

Director: Akinori Matsuo

Cast: Hideki Takahashi, Masako Izumi, Kenjirō Ishiyama, Akira Nagoya, Yukiko Todoroki, Asao Koike

Crew: Hisataka Kai (Screenplay), Akinori Matsuo (Director), Hajime Kaburagi (Original Music Composer), Kazumi Iwasa (Director of Photography), Tsugio Yonezu (Sound Recordist), Shinya Inoue (Editor)

Runtime: 96 minutes

Release: Jul 14, 1963

IMDb: 7.00/10 by 1 users

Popularity: 2

Country: Japan

Language: 日本語