
25 Jun 1971

Patience Has An End
Young coal miner Takeda leaves Kyushu in search of a better job in Tokyo, only to fall into the lucrative yet dangerous life of a yakuza.
Sometimes you choose your family.
In the outskirts of Tokyo, a poor but close-knit group living on the fringes of society survives through shoplifting and odd jobs. When Osamu and his son take in a neglected young girl, their already fragile existence begins to unravel. As the family grows attached to her, buried secrets surface, forcing them to confront the true meaning of love, belonging, and what makes a family.
Osamu Shibata
Nobuyo Shibata
Aki Shibata
Shota Shibata
Yuri
Hatsue Shibata
4 Ban-san
Yuzuru Shibata
Yoko Shibata
Yasu Hojo
Nozomi Hojo
Takumi Maezono
Kie Miyabe
Yoritsugu Kawado
Sayaka Shibata
Yoneyama
Harumi
Ayu
Okubo
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