Three Yakuza (股旅 三人やくざ) 59 years old

Three Yakuza

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.

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Three Yakuza Cast

Name Character
Tatsuya Nakadai He was 32, now 92 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 87 years old
Wakaba Irie She was 22, now 81 years old
Sumiko Fuji She was 19, now 79 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 90) years old Writing
Tatsuo Nogami as Writer. He was 37 (85) years old when He died Writing
Katsue Sato as Original Music Composer. Sound
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Three Yakuza (59 years)

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