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1966

Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: The Lone Wolf

Directed by Kiyoshi Saeki

The karashi Botan returns in the third chapter of the incredible Showa Zankoden series. This time legendary actor Ken Takakura plays Takei Shigejiro of the Shimazu family. When the boss of the Shimazu is killed, Shigejiro takes revenge and is sent to jail. Upon his release, he meets the dying widow of one of hid followers and takes her to her father, Boss Shiomasa, who take him into his family. But when Shiomasa is killed by an old enemy, Shigejiro is obligated to take revenge...

Duration

1h 30m

Released

July 9, 1966

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Cast12

  • Ken Takakura
  • Sumiko Fuji
  • Harumi Sone
  • Akikane Sawa
  • Kenji Ushio
  • Keishiro Kojima
  • Shinsuke Mikimoto
  • Takeya Nakamura
  • Chikage Oogi

Part ofThe Brutal Tales of Chivalry Collection

Includes Brutal Tales of Chivalry (1965), Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 2 (1966), Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: The Lone Wolf (1966), Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 4 (1967), Brutal Tales of Chivalry 7: Hell Is a Man's Destiny (1970), Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo (1969), Brutal Tales of Chivalry 6 (1969), Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: The Traitor Shall Die (1972), and Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: Forbidden Love (1971).

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