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A gambling boss bets everything on love, honor, and surviving the chaos of 19th-century Japan.
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Jirocho’s Days of Youth: The Youngest Boss in the Tokai Region (1961)

samurai soap operayakuza Shakespearemelodrama with swords

Overview

DramaHistoryCrime

He was married to his lover's butterfly and started a new residence. But good things do not last. In his uncle, Uzaemon in Kawashima, Yoshiji Akaji, Yoshimoto's lender, and Kanehira Akagi, the older brother of the former loan of Mishima, played a challenge. It is said to open the ladies' room to the settlement of Wada island. Although Jiro headed to Shigetsugu for arbitration, he was forced to surrender. In such a case, Jiro became chased by Kinpei and others.

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Standout Aspects

Acting

Kinnosuke Nakamura's smoldering restraint as the doomed romantic boss.

Direction

Masahiro Makino stages chaos like a kabuki fever dream.

Best for:Solo: Late night when you want melodrama that hits different.·Rewatch: Second viewing catches all the honor-code double-crosses.
Heads up:Violence: Period-appropriate sword fights with occasional bloodletting.
Masahiro Makino

Director

Masahiro Makino

ReleasedJun 21, 1961
Runtime1h 33m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feelheavy
Toei Company

Top Cast

Kinnosuke Nakamura

Kinnosuke Nakamura

Michitarō Mizushima

Michitarō Mizushima

Jerry Fujio

Jerry Fujio

Shōji Yasui

Shōji Yasui

Haruo Tanaka

Haruo Tanaka

Kunio Kaga

Kunio Kaga

Kinji Nakamura

Kinji Nakamura

Satomi Oka

Satomi Oka

Kiyoshi Atsumi

Kiyoshi Atsumi

Miki Nakasone

Miki Nakasone

Shinobu Chihara

Shinobu Chihara

Noriko Kitazawa

Noriko Kitazawa

Ryūnosuke Tsukigata

Ryūnosuke Tsukigata

Mikijiro Hira

Mikijiro Hira

Shin Tokudaiji

Shin Tokudaiji

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Cultural

Jirocho was a real gambling boss who became a folk hero in Tokai region legends, with over 30 films made about him by 1961.

Trivia

Masahiro Makino directed so many Jirocho films he practically owned the character; this was his attempt to 'youngify' the legend for new audiences.

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