The Fighting on The Trial

The Fighting on The Trial

1957 · 81 min · Drama

Hanjiro of Kusama searches for his little sister Oyuki, who went missing after being desecrated by Hikosaku Tokurai three years ago. The first film in a series about the adventures of the wandering yakuza Hanjiro from Kusama.

Directed by Yasushi Sasaki · Written by Yoshitake Hisa

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