Hishakaku and Kiratsune: A Tale of Two Yakuza (1968)

Protagonist Hishakaku murders a man in a quarrel over a barmaid and goes to jail. In his temporary absence, his girlfriend Otoyo, a former geisha, falls for Hishakaku’s brother, inciting a dangerous love triangle that, in typical yakuza fashion, ends tragically. (Source: MoMa.org) ~~ Adapted from the novel "Jinsei Gekijo: Zankyo Hen" (人生劇場・残侠篇) by Ozaki Shiro (尾崎士郎). Edit Translation

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