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Yasei no shômei

  • 1978
  • 2h 23m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
223
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Ken Takakura and Hiroko Yakushimaru in Yasei no shômei (1978)
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A Japanese Warrior leaves the secretive battalion he is apart of. As a skilled soldier, he confronts evil and serves his people.A Japanese Warrior leaves the secretive battalion he is apart of. As a skilled soldier, he confronts evil and serves his people.A Japanese Warrior leaves the secretive battalion he is apart of. As a skilled soldier, he confronts evil and serves his people.

  • Director
    • Jun'ya Satô
  • Writers
    • Seiichi Morimura
    • Kôji Takada
  • Stars
    • Ken Takakura
    • Ryôko Nakano
    • Hiroko Yakushimaru
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    223
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jun'ya Satô
    • Writers
      • Seiichi Morimura
      • Kôji Takada
    • Stars
      • Ken Takakura
      • Ryôko Nakano
      • Hiroko Yakushimaru
    • 5User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

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    Ken Takakura
    Ken Takakura
    • Takeshi Ajisawa
    Ryôko Nakano
    • Tomoko Ochi…
    Hiroko Yakushimaru
    • Yoriko Nagai
    Rentarô Mikuni
    Rentarô Mikuni
    • Kazunari Ohba
    Isao Natsuyagi
    Isao Natsuyagi
    • Detective Kitano
    Takahiro Tamura
    Takahiro Tamura
    • Urakawa, pressman
    Richard Anderson
    Richard Anderson
    • US Green Beret Officer
    Shinsuke Ashida
    Shinsuke Ashida
    • Sakamoto, head of the Defense Agency
    Kai Atô
    Eimei Esumi
    Eimei Esumi
    Moeko Ezawa
    • Hiromi, Bar hostess
    Hajime Hana
    • Lieutenant Muranaga
    Daijirô Harada
    Yoshio Ichikawa
    Tatsuo Ito
    Nobuo Kaneko
    Nobuo Kaneko
    • Head of Mizoguchi City
    Tanie Kitabayashi
    Tanie Kitabayashi
    • Kiyo Matsushita
    Kazuo Kitamura
    • Director
      • Jun'ya Satô
    • Writers
      • Seiichi Morimura
      • Kôji Takada
    • All cast & crew
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    8crossbow0106

    Mostly A Very Absorbing Action Drama

    This film stars Ken Takakura as Ajisawa, a firmer member of the Special Forces, now a life insurance salesman. There was a massacre in a rural village in Japan, and Ajisawa ends up adopting the only survivor, Yoriko (a young Hiroko Yakushimaru). She has amnesia but can also has a sixth sense of dangerous things just ahead. Her memory slowly returns. The local government wants Ajisawa dead, and you begin to understand why. Among the questions about this enigmatic figure you have to ask yourself is, did he commit the massacre, thereby killing Yoriko's parents? This film has that psychological intent to it, and there are moments of violence. About the only criticism I have is that its a bit too long, but it still keeps your interest. For lovers of the kind of action drama that eventually spawned Rambo, but this film is just as much about story as action. Stay with it, I think you'll like it. The acting is uniformly good.
    8ay9a

    Great Action Film with Emotion

    A great action film with a human drama, featuring Ken Takakura of "Black Rain". A story about a soldier in a secret army division who escapes, and on the way, finds humanity. A sort of modern day samurai story. Stoicism and lyricism abound. I consider it as one of the best Japanese action films. In Japan, the movie was a big hit when it was released, but I have been unable to find a video in USA with English subtitle.

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    • Release date
      • October 7, 1978 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Never Give Up
    • Filming locations
      • Yasue-cho, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan(location)
    • Production companies
      • Kadokawa Haruki Jimusho
      • Kadokawa Productions
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 23 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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