Hishakaku and Kiratsune: A Tale of Two Yakuza
1968, Japanese. Directed by Tomu Uchida.
With his penultimate film, Uchida revisited one of his popular prewar titles, 1936’s Theatre of Life, an adaptation of Shiro Ozaki’s eponymous novel. Three-time Seijun Suzuki collaborator Goro Tanada wrote a gangsterized adaptation of Ozaki’s story for Uchida at a time when the yakuza had eclipsed the samurai genre as Toei's main cash crop. 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.
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 25 October 1968
- Original title
- 人生劇場 飛車角と吉良常
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Gorō Tanada
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What Hishakaku and Kiratsune: A Tale of Two Yakuza is based on
Hishakaku and Kiratsune: A Tale of Two Yakuza is based on Theater of Life (1938) by Shirō Ozaki.
1938
Theater of Life
By Shirō Ozaki
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Hishakaku and Kiratsune: A Tale of Two Yakuza: quick answers
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Hishakaku and Kiratsune: A Tale of Two Yakuza runs 109 minutes (1h 49m).
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Hishakaku and Kiratsune: A Tale of Two Yakuza isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 25 October 1968. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
What movies are like Hishakaku and Kiratsune: A Tale of Two Yakuza?
If you liked Hishakaku and Kiratsune: A Tale of Two Yakuza, try House of Bamboo, The Valachi Papers, Across 110th Street.
Who directed Hishakaku and Kiratsune: A Tale of Two Yakuza?
Hishakaku and Kiratsune: A Tale of Two Yakuza (1968) was directed by Tomu Uchida and stars Koji Tsuruta, Tomisaburō Wakayama, Sumiko Fuji.
What is Hishakaku and Kiratsune: A Tale of Two Yakuza based on?
Hishakaku and Kiratsune: A Tale of Two Yakuza is based on Theater of Life (1938) by Shirō Ozaki.