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.
Fireworks
Work is all I've ever known.
Detective Nishi is relieved from a stakeout to visit his sick wife in hospital. He is informed that she is terminally ill, and is advised to take her home. During his visit, a suspect shoots one detective dead and leaves Nishi's partner, Horibe, paralyzed. Nishi leaves the police force to spend time with his wife at home, and must find a way to pay off his debts to the yakuza.
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岸本加世子 Nishi's Wife
大杉漣 Horibe
寺島進 Nakamura
渡辺哲 Junkyard Owner
白竜 Yakuza Hitman
薬師寺保栄 Criminal
Tarô Itsumi Kudo
矢島健一 Doctor
芦川誠 Tanaka
大家由祐子 Tanaka's Widow
つまみ枝豆 Businessman Throwing Rocks
柳憂怜 Chef #1
玉袋筋太郎 Chef #2
Tokio Seki Old Hick
Motoharu Tamura Chief Detective
Hitoshi Nishizawa Yakuza Head
Hiromi Kikai Yakuza Henchman #1
Shoko Kitano Young Girl Flying a Kite
森下能幸 Yakuza Henchman #2
淺野潤一郎 Yakuza Henchman #3
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