Three Yakuza (股旅　三人やくざ) 58 years old

A tale of three Yakuza gamblers who traveled Japan during the samurai era living by their wits and sword skills. Told in 3 separate vignettes, each part tells the story of a different drifter’s life. Part 1: A man is on the run after killing two Hasshu Officials to avenge his Boss. He must make a life or death decision as he is asked to protect a gang from attack. Part 2: A pair of gamblers chased out of a crooked game must fight not only their pursuers, but the ghosts of their pasts as well. Part 3: A wanderer who wants to live according to the Yakuza Code, but is not sure that he can do so when asked to save a town from an evil official.

Credits

Tatsuya Nakadai as

Kinnosuke Nakamura as

Takashi Shimura as

Hiroko Sakuramachi as

Wakaba Irie as

Sumiko Fuji as

Three Yakuza Cast

Name	Character
Tatsuya Nakadai He was 32, now 91 years old
Kinnosuke Nakamura He was 32, 64 years old when he died
Takashi Shimura He was 60, 76 years old when he died
Hiroko Sakuramachi She was 27, now 86 years old
Wakaba Irie She was 22, now 80 years old
Sumiko Fuji She was 19, now 78 years old
Hiroki Matsukata He was 22, 74 years old when he died

Three Yakuza Crew

Name	Department
Tadashi Sawashima as Director. He was 39 (91) years old when He died	Directing
Kazuo Kasahara as Writer. He was 38 (75) years old when He died	Writing
Sadao Nakajima as Writer. He was 30 (now 89) years old	Writing
Tatsuo Nogami as Writer. He was 37 (85) years old when He died	Writing
Katsue Sato as Original Music Composer.	Sound

Three Yakuza (58 years)

Release day: Saturday, May 22, 1965
Runtime: 120 minutes

Three Yakuza (股旅 三人やくざ) 58 years old