Hokkai no Abare-Ryu (1966) ENG SUBS

The son of a prominent member of a fishing community returns home after a stint with the yakuza to find his father has died under orders of a local gang leader. He sets out to avenge his father, keeping his plans secret from his mother who is cold to him since his perceived abandonment of the family. This wonderful, if little-seen, Fulasaku gem deals with family, community and what it means to do right by both.


Director: Kinji Fukasaku.
Stars: Tatsuo Umemiya, Susumu Fujita, Nijiko Kiyokawa, Yôko Mihara, Shingo Tasashiro, Hayato Tani, Michitarô Mizushima, Tôru Yuri, Jiro Okazaki, Toru Abe. AKA 北海の暴れ竜 / North