The Flowers and the Angry Waves ( Hana to doto )

The Flowers and the Angry Waves (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Hana to doto
Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Japanese ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
89 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1964 and produced in:
Japan ( India, Eastern Asia )

Directed By:
Seijun Suzuki

Written By:
Keiichi Abe
Kazuro Funabashi

Actors:
Hideaki Esumi ..... Gorosuke
Akiyoshi Fukae ..... Sakurada
Tamio Kawaji ..... Yachiyo
Akira Kobayashi ..... Boroichi
Naoko Kubo ..... Yoshiko, geisha
Chieko Matsubara
Chieko Misaki
Hiroyuki Nagato
Keisuke Noro
Osamu Takizawa
Yôko Yamamoto
Akira Yamauchi

Synopsis:

Seijun Suzuki directed this great-looking adventure set in early 1900s Tokyo. Akira Kobayashi stars as a coal-miner who leads a rebellion against a nasty tyrant. Tamio Kawaji stands out in a flamboyantly villainous turn in a cast including Chieko Matsubara and Osamu Takizawa. The impressive set design by Itsuo Kimura and above-average production values make this one of the more enjoyable films to come out of Nikkatsu Studios at the time, even if Suzuki's normally distinctive style seems somewhat muted by the traditional storyline.

Ogata, a yakuza, frees his wife, Oshige, who has been abducted by his boss. The couple escape to Tokyo where, in a moment of danger, Ogata is saved by a geisha, Manryu, who falls in love with him. Hounded by a killer sent by the clan, Ogata rebels against his boss and kills him. The couple then flee to Niigata but the killer is still on their trail, as are Manryu and the police.

This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 10 May, 2009.

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