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Director
  
Daisuke Ito

Screenplay
  
Daisuke Ito

Writer
  
Daisuke Ito

Language
  
Japanese

7.4/10
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Music director
  
Ichiro Saito

Duration
  

Country
  
Japan

Release date
  
July 10, 1960

Cast
  
Ichikawa Raizo VIII
(Yosaburo),
Keiko Awaji
,
Tamao Nakamura
,
Ryosuke Kagawa
,
Eitaro Ozawa

Similar movies
  
Ichikawa Raizo VIII and others appear in Scar Yosaburo and Samurai Vendetta

Scar Yosaburo (切られ与三郎, Kirare Yosaburō) is a 1960 Japanese chambara ("sword-fighting") film directed by Daisuke Itō starring Raizo Ichikawa, originally released by Daiei Film (now known as Kadokawa Pictures).

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Plot

The film depicts the scarring of Yosaburo (Raizo Ichikawa) at the hands of yakuza thugs who catch him with mistress of the gang boss. Despite the physical and emotional scars he now carries with him, Yosaburo falls for a young noblewoman (Manami Fuji). The rest of the film follows the two as they fend off attacks from gangs and the police.

Cast

  • Raizo Ichikawa as Yosaburo
  • Keiko Awaji
  • Manami Fuji
  • Tamao Nakamura
  • Namiji Yamato
  • Ryosuke Kagawa
  • Chieko Murata
  • Eitaro Ozawa

    • Film Festivals

    Scar Yosaburo has been part of a number of film festivals celebrating the chambara genre, and also in retrospectives of the careers of Raizo Ichikawa and Shintaro Katsu in the last decade. The film was also featured in the Japan Society of New York's film festival celebrating the Chambara genre during the winter 2009-2010 season.

    Trivia

  • The character of Yosaburo is based on a popular character in Kabuki theater of the same name (although there are slight variations). Like the Yosaburo portrayed in Kirare Yosaburo, he is scarred all over his upper body and face.

    • References

    Scar Yosaburo Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA

    Scar Yosaburo IMDb