The Man from Shimizu
On the day his mother dies, young gambler Jirocho swears in front of her grave that he'll never gamble again. But, that night, Jirocho heads to a gambling den, where he bets the condolence money for his mother's funeral. No surprise to learn he loses the lot. Not the hard-boiled yakuza story it seems, this is a comedy featuring many new artists who were making a name for themselves at the time.
- Year: 1982
- Country: Japan
- Genre: Drama, Comedy
- Studio: Shochiku
- Keyword: jidaigeki
- Director: Yoichi Maeda
- Cast: Masatoshi Nakamura, Koichi Sato, Daijirô Harada, Yoshiko Tanaka, Naoko Ohtani, Norihei Miki