Meiko Kaji's first yakuza role before she became the pinky-tossing queen of cult cinema.
The beginning of the Showa period. A town in the Kanto region. During the autumn festival, a car from Daihoji Senzo hit a child and left. Upon hearing this, Shogoro Chiba's boss tried to pay for the medical treatment of Kenbo, but Senzo ordered his child Gentaro to claim damages to the car and ruined Shogoro's gambling house.
Acting
Meiko Kaji's simmering presence before she learned to explode.
Direction
Uchikawa's festival chaos: lanterns, drums, and sudden death.
Costume
Those Showa-era yakuza suits hit different in technicolor.
Director
Seiichiro Uchikawa
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Meiko Kaji's first film for Toei; she jumped to Nikkatsu the next year for the Female Prisoner Scorpion series that made her legendary.
The 'matsuri' setting isn't just atmosphere—autumn festivals historically masked yakuza territorial disputes in tight-knit Kanto communities.
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