The Woman Sharper

– Handsome young Katsuta tries to follow the yakuza code, but even his boss doesn't believe in it. Dia..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.10 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 32 Minutes
Release Year:
1963
Original Name:
Kantô mushuku - (Kanto Wanderer)
The Woman Sharper (1963) - Also known as Kantô mushuku - (Kanto Wanderer)

Handsome young Katsuta tries to follow the yakuza code, but even his boss doesn't believe in it. Diamond Fuyu is less ethical, and allows the idiotic Tetsu to trick a schoolgirl he fancies, Hanako, into a type of bonded prostitution. Because of gang conflict, the Izu family (to whom Katsuta belongs) has their last gambling den taken over, and he seeks revenge. This brings him back into contact with a former lover who is also a card trickster - she is also Diamond Fuyu's sister, and is now married to Okaru-Hachi, who has mastered a clever card cheating trick called Okaru, which involves the deft use of mirrors.

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Release Date:

23 Nov 1963

Language:

Japanese

Director:

Seijun Suzuki

Writer:

Taiko Hirabayashi (author), Yasutarô Yagi

Main Actors:

Akira Kobayashi, Chieko Matsubara, Daisaburô Hirata, Hiroko Itô

Plot:

Three schoolgirls are infatuated with a yakuza, Katsuta, of the Izu Clan. They meet another yakuza, `Diamond` Fuyu, of the rival Yoshida clan. As he gets a tattoo, two of the girls become squeamish and run off but Hanako, the best friend of the daughter of Sota Izu, boss of the Izu clan, stays to watch. She is intrigued with the yakuza .....

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.1/10