Brutal Tales of Chivalry 7: Hell Is a Man's Destiny

Brutal Tales of Chivalry 7: Hell Is a Man's Destiny

1970 · 92 min · ★ 7.0 · Action, Crime

Young yakuza Shujiro Hanada goes to prison after losing his cool in a rigged gambling game and slashing a few other players. When he's released in 1927, the world has changed. His sister died in the Great Kanto Earthquake and his father is also gone. His brother Jukichi invites him to stay at his in-laws and works in their family pub. He lies low, helping his blind mother-in-law and slowly developing a relationship with Ikuye, the hostess who helped him before his arrest. But trouble lurks when the resident gang decides to show its strength.

Directed by Masahiro Makino · Written by Morimasa Owaku

Your Rating

Where to Watch

Streaming

Rent or Buy

Cast

Make it a double feature

2h 59m together

Brutal Tales of Chivalry 7: Hell Is a Man's Destiny

The Last Embrace

Both from Masahiro Makino.

Brutal Tales of Chivalry CollectionSee all →

Brutal Tales of Chivalry

Brutal Tales of Chivalry · 1965

Brutal Tales of Chivalry

MovieActionCrime

After World War II, their town was a pile of rubble. Gennosuke, the second generation boss of the Kamizu Group was upholding yakuza chivalry by keeping black-market and illegal items out of their open-air market. Taking advantage of the mess, Iwasa and his gang take hold of goods from the US military, black-market and controlled items in order to become the most powerful group in Enko area.

Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 2

Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 2 · 1966

Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 2

MovieActionCrime

Hidejiro is a wandering yakuza with a ‘karashi botan’ (Chinese lion and peony) tattoo. Owing a favor to the Soda Family, he kills the boss of the rival Sakaki Family. When the Soda attacks the Sakaki and double-crosses him, with sword in hand, Hidejiro seeks brutal retribution.

Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: The Lone Wolf

Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: The Lone Wolf · 1966

Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: The Lone Wolf

MovieCrimeAction

The karashi Botan returns in the third chapter of the incredible Showa Zankoden series. This time legendary actor Ken Takakura plays Takei Shigejiro of the Shimazu family. When the boss of the Shimazu is killed, Shigejiro takes revenge and is sent to jail. Upon his release, he meets the dying widow of one of hid followers and takes her to her father, Boss Shiomasa, who take him into his family. But when Shiomasa is killed by an old enemy, Shigejiro is obligated to take revenge...

Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 4

Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 4 · 1967

Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 4

MovieCrimeAction

Fierce war breaks out when Shujiro’s rival clan attempts to sabotage his lucrative construction business.

Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo

Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo · 1969

Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo

Hidejirō is sent to prison after killing the boss of a rival family. After being released, he discovers that his family has scattered and he is taken in by a company of quarry workers, whose boss has a strict code of non-violence. When the rival family tries to take over the company and kills their boss, Hidejirō must choose between his promise of non-violence and his yakuza code of revenge...

Brutal Tales of Chivalry 6

Brutal Tales of Chivalry 6 · 1969

Brutal Tales of Chivalry 6

MovieDramaAction

This is the sixth film in the Brutal Tales of Chivalry series

Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: Forbidden Love

Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: Forbidden Love · 1971

Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: Forbidden Love

MovieCrimeAction

The story of a lone wolf struggling with human compassion and duty.

Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: The Traitor Shall Die

Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: The Traitor Shall Die · 1972

Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: The Traitor Shall Die

MovieCrimeAction

The ninth and final film in the Contemporary Tales of Chivalry series.

More from Masahiro MakinoSee all →

The Last Embrace

The Last Embrace · 1953

The Last Embrace

MovieRomanceDrama

Yukiko Nogami is rescued during a mountain blizzard by handsome forester Shinkichi, and the two subsequently fall in love. But when Shinkichi dies in an avalanche, Yukiko leaves the mountains in despair and takes a job in a bar where she becomes deeply involved in the personal lives of several of the patrons. One day she thinks she sees Shinkichi alive, but it turns out to be a gangster named Hayakawa, a man on the run who bears an astonishing resemblance to Yukiko's lost love. Against her better judgment, she is drawn to help Hayakawa, though clearly danger follows him.

Jirocho's Home-Coming

Jirocho's Home-Coming · 1953

Jirocho's Home-Coming

MovieDramaAction

Jirocho's Tale of Three Provinces IV: All Gathered at Shimizu Harbor is the forth installment in the Jirocho's Tale of Three Provinces series.

The Kingdom of Jirocho 3

The Kingdom of Jirocho 3 · 1964

The Kingdom of Jirocho 3

The third part of the story about feudal boss Jirocho and his underlings.

Her Captive Gamblers

Her Captive Gamblers · 1953

Her Captive Gamblers

Born Fighter

Born Fighter · 1970

Story about a big boss who built the foundation of an industrial city.

Jirocho's New Year

Jirocho's New Year · 1954

Jirocho's New Year

Jirocho, the Hunted

Jirocho, the Hunted · 1953

Jirocho, the Hunted

A wandering Jirocho stumbles upon his wife's possible murder and has other adventures while on the run.

Jirocho Strikes a Daring Blow

Jirocho Strikes a Daring Blow · 1953

Jirocho Strikes a Daring Blow

Jirocho and his followers chase the Kurokomas into the Kai Province.

Evil Man of Edo

Evil Man of Edo · 1959

Evil Man of Edo

MovieHistoryDrama

A classic battle between good and evil pits an unscrupulous fortuneteller who has been preying on the good citizens of Edo against a master-less samurai who founded a school for underprivileged children in a poor neighborhood. Into the mix comes a young woman running away from a forced marriage disguised as a teenage boy and becomes a student of the beloved Sensei, while he staves off the advances of a skilled pickpocket and prepares for a bloody showdown against a direct retainer of the shogun!

Pure-Hearted Unit

Pure-Hearted Unit · 1957

Pure-Hearted Unit

A story of young people in the immediate aftermath of World War II, their post-war careers, sorrows, and triumphs.

Lady Sen and Hideyori

Lady Sen and Hideyori · 1962

Lady Sen and Hideyori

From the late 1500's through the founding of the Tokugawa Shogunate many battles were fought as the great warlords vied for power over the nation. Princess Sen, a daughter of Tokugawa Ieyasu, is caught amidst the family feud between the Tokugawa and Toyotomi families. When her father Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu attacks her husband Toyotomi Hideyori's castle, her life takes a sudden turn for the worse. Will she ever find peace in her life again? One of Hibari Misora's most memorable performances, a movie you will never forget!

Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo

Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo · 1969

Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo

Hidejirō is sent to prison after killing the boss of a rival family. After being released, he discovers that his family has scattered and he is taken in by a company of quarry workers, whose boss has a strict code of non-violence. When the rival family tries to take over the company and kills their boss, Hidejirō must choose between his promise of non-violence and his yakuza code of revenge...

The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry

The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry · 1965

The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry

MovieActionCrime

Third part of Nihon Kyokakuden series is set in Kanto in 1924. Ken Takakura playing a ship's mate befriending fish shop owners harassed by yakuza.

Chushingura

Chushingura · 1938

MovieHistoryDrama

The vassals of the Asano clan, who surrendered the castle & became wanderers, deceive the enemy and the public, wait for an opportunity to avenge their master and his family.

Kurama Tengu

Kurama Tengu · 1938

This is Kanjûrô Arashi's first film with Nikkatsu after his independent production company went bankrupt (many of these independent companies went bankrupt shortly after the transition to sound). As he is mostly famous for his portrait of Kurama tengu (and on the other hand, he's the definitive actor for Kurama Tengu as well), Nikkatsu made another version of Kurama tengu, co-directed by Masahiro Makino & Sadatsugu Matsuda who are both sons of Shozo Makino. Scripted by Yoshitake Hisa, a jidaigeki specialist who later scripted several Toei All-Star Jidaigeki.

Runway to Hell

Runway to Hell · 1960

MovieActionDrama

When Kaneko Ichinosuke aims to avenge his father who was wrongly accused of embezzlement, the samurai Kochiyama Soshun agrees to assist.

More Like This

Vengeance Is Mine

Vengeance Is Mine · 1979

Vengeance Is Mine

MovieCrimeDrama

A thief, a murderer, and a charming lady-killer, Iwao Enokizu is on the run from the police.

Gamera vs. Gyaos

Gamera vs. Gyaos · 1967

Gamera vs. Gyaos

MovieActionAdventure

Unusual volcanic activity in Japan awakens Gyaos, a bloodthirsty flying monster with the power to slice things in half with an ultrasonic ray. While scientists and the military scramble to devise a way to stop this new threat, a young boy forms an alliance with Gamera; a monster no one else seems to trust.

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War · 1973

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War

MovieActionDrama

Shozo Hirono has managed to separate from the Yamamori family and create his own small family, and extend his circle of acquaintances. These new friendships include a powerful underboss of the Muraoka family, Noboru Uchimoto.

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics · 1974

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics

MovieCrimeDrama

As Japan gears up for the 1964 Olympic Games, the cops start to crack down on the gangs, under pressure from the public and the press, adding a new dimension in the war for power among the yakuza families of Hiroshima.

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima · 1973

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima

MovieDramaCrime

Repeatedly beat to a pulp by gamblers, cops, and gangsters, lone wolf Shoji Yamanaka finally finds a home as a Muraoka family hitman and falls in love with boss Muraoka's niece. Meanwhile, the ambitions of mad dog Katsutoshi Otomo draws our series' hero, Shozo Hirono, and the other yakuza into a new round of bloodshed.

Fight, Zatoichi, Fight

Fight, Zatoichi, Fight · 1964

Fight, Zatoichi, Fight

MovieAdventureAction

Blind swordsman/masseuse Zatoichi befriends a young woman returning home with her baby. When gangsters mistake her for Zatoichi and kill her, Zatoichi determines to escort the baby to its father. He gains the reluctant help of a young pick pocket and together they travel to find the baby's father. But they do not reckon on the father's reaction to their arrival, nor on their own growing feelings for the child.

Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe

Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe · 1995

Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe

MovieFantasyScience Fiction

A ship runs aground on a mysterious atoll leading to an investigation by insurance representative Kusanagi, who discovers an ancient bead that he gives to his daughter Asagi. Meanwhile, ornithologist Nagamine investigates reports of a new species of large bird named Gyaos. As the Gyaos begin to attack, an ancient guardian with a bond to Asagi emerges.

Rate this film

Your ratings make Midnight smarter