The story of Shinsuke, a young man who lives through a stormy life as a poverty-stricken coal miner. Ranging from Shinsuke's infanthood to his mid-teens. Coal workers and the mines dominate nearly every aspect of his life. Shinsuke's father a group leader at the mine, dies while bravely using dynamite to rescue a group of trapped Korean miners. Several older men attempt to help he and his mother cope, including a friendly Harley-riding yakuza boss. This movie has it all, drama, romance, sex, yakuza and violence! It is based on a story by Hiroyuki Itsuki that was originally serialized in the magazine Shukan Gendai in 1969-70.
Genre: Drama
Stars: Bunta Sugawara, Keiko Matsuzaka, Koichi Sato, Kaoru Sugita, Hitomi Kageyama, Nenji Kobayashi
Crew: Akira Suzuki (Editor), Kinji Fukasaku (Director), Tatsuo Nogami (Writer), Koreyoshi Kurahara (Director), Tôru Nakajima (Director of Photography), Hiroyuki Itsuki (Novel)
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Studio: Toei Company
Runtime: 140 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jan 15, 1981
IMDb: 4
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