Song of the Underworld
1956, Japanese. Directed by Haruyasu Noguchi.
A conflict between two yakuza families in Tokyo, the Izus and the Yoshidas, has recently broken out. When an Izu underling starts a fight with a Yoshida man, Fuyu, the Izu family sends Tsuruta, a senior member of the clan, to make a personal apology to Fuyu. Tsuruta discovers that the woman he is in love with is Fuyu's sister, Tatsuko. Tsuruta ends up gambling with a swindler, who is in fact Tatsuko's husband. (The general plot of the film was re-used for Seijun Suzuki's Kanto Wanderer).
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Haruyasu NoguchiDirector
- Yūjirō Ishihara"Diamond" Fuyu
- Hiroshi NawaMitsuo Tsuruta
- Hisako YamaneTatsuko Iwata
- Minako KatsukiHanako Yamada
- Yoshiko TsubouchiSatoko Izu
- Ichirō SugaiOkaruhachi
- Hiroshi Nihon'yanagiIzu
- Kaku TakashinaTetsu
- Eiko HigashitaniMatsue Ichikawa
- Mitsuko MitagawaTokiko Izu
- Taizō FukamiYoshida
- Saburo HiromatsuSato
Details
- Released
- 12 December 1956
- Original title
- Chitei no uta
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Yasutaro Yagi, Taiko Hirabayashi
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Song of the Underworld runs 89 minutes (1h 29m).
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Song of the Underworld isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 12 December 1956. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like Song of the Underworld?
If you liked Song of the Underworld, try Sex and Fury, Kill Bill: Vol. 1, The Twilight Samurai.
Who directed Song of the Underworld?
Song of the Underworld (1956) was directed by Haruyasu Noguchi and stars Yūjirō Ishihara, Hiroshi Nawa, Hisako Yamane.