The Protector
1966, Japanese. Directed by Tadashi Sawashima.
Mine, the only daughter of Kiyagen, is faced with running the family's timber business when her father falls ill. Under a great deal of pressure to continue the five generation long run of the business, Mine is put to the ultimate test when a former gangster sets his sights on closing her down.
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 13 April 1966
- Original title
- のれん一代 女侠
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Tatsuo Nogami, Norifumi Suzuki
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The Protector runs 104 minutes (1h 44m).
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The Protector isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 13 April 1966. (Checked 2 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Protector?
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Who directed The Protector?
The Protector (1966) was directed by Tadashi Sawashima and stars Hibari Misora, Yoichi Hayashi, Takashi Shimura.