Afraid to Die
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On his release from prison a young yakuza, along with his brother, decides to turn his back on criminal life instead of taking over the position of his recently deceased father, boss of the Asahina clan. But their exit proves more difficult than planned when their rival clan steps in to exact revenge.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1960-03-22
Runtime: 96 mins
Director: Yasuzō Masumura
Writer: Hideo Ando, Ryuzo Kikushima
Spoken language: 日本語
Genres: Drama, Crime
Original title: Afraid to Die
Production Companies: Daiei Film
Production Countries: Japan
Cast
Yukio Mishima
Ayako Wakao
Keizō Kawasaki
Eiji Funakoshi
Takashi Shimura
Yoshie Mizutani
Michiko Ono
Mayumi Kurata
Shigeru Kōyama
Ken Mitsuda
Jun Negami
Mantarō Ushio
Reizaburo Yamamoto
Jun Hamamura
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