The Story of a Man Among Men (修羅の群れ)

TOEI COMPANY, LTD. Presents

THE STORY OF A MAN AMONG MEN

Planning: FUJI EIZO CORPORATION

Executive producers: Koji SHUNDO, Tan TAKAIWA

Producers: Masao SATO, Kazushige SAITO

Original story: Eiji OSHITA

Screenplay by Akira MURAO

Cinematography by Shigeru AKATSUKA Art Direction by Norimichi IGAWA

Music by Chuji KINOSHITA

Directed by Kosaku YAMASHITA

CAST

Hiroki MATSUKATA

Kinya KITAOJI

Saburo KITAJIMA

Sayaka ONO, Wakako SAKAI

Shigeru KOBAYASHI, Isao HARIMOTO

Ryo KINOMOTO, Akira NISHIKINO, Kentaro SHIMIZU

Bunta SUGAWARA

Ryuji SHINAGAWA, Ryoji HAYAMA, Kyosuke MACHIDA

Ichiro TOBA, Gureto KOJIKA, Akiko KAZAMI

Shigeru AMACHI

Tetsuro TANBA

Tomisaburo WAKAYAMA

Koji TSURUTA

1935 YOKOHAMA

I should be able to get back to the gambling den soon.

It's better not to overdo it yet.

Don't you have someone daring to come, and work for me?

At your place?

I sure do... He's high-spirited. The perfect man for you.

Over there.

His name is Inahara Ryuji.

He looks fearless.

Will you call him over here?

The only thing is, the police have asked him if he wants to be a police officer.

A police officer?

Although he hasn't given them an answer yet...

Hey, Inahara!

This is Kato Denzaburo, the head of the Katase family.

I'm Inahara Ryuji.

Actually, I thought of asking you to come, and work for me,

but I heard you have an offer from the police.

Boss! Please let me work for you!

Place your bets...

Anyone else?

Any more bets?

I'm in...

Me, too.

All bets are in.

Hey!

With this, we'd like to close the game.

Let's go.

Thank you.

Good work.

You can all go out, and play with this.

Thank you.

Hey, Newcomer... I'll take you to the brothel, too.

A brothel?

I'm not going.

You don't want to go?

No.

Inahara!

Mr. Yokoyama's gone to the trouble to give us this money, so we can all have a good time.

Let's go. There are some great women there.

That's right, Inahara.

You're not very sociable, are you, Inahara.

- Hey, Go! - Yes?

He said he doesn't want to go. You guys go on without him.

Okay.

We'll be going then.

Misfit!

I'm sorry.

You don't have to apologize.

I heard you were offered a job as a police officer,

so why did you decide to become a yakuza?

When I was still a kid,

we lost our house and land because of my dad's gambling.

Hey!

You forgot something.

Mr. Inahara...

You're a graduate of Meiji University, but you got caught up in gambling...

You got what you deserved.

I hope you learned your lesson, and never gamble again.

You brat!

Stop that!

- I said stop it! - Ryuji!

Stop crying already, and eat!

Dad...?

Why are they crying?

They've been sold.

Sold?

It's because farmers are so poor.

Thank you!

I'm sorry...

Thank you!

Thank you very much.

I swore that when I grew up...

I would get revenge for what gambling took from my dad.

And I can't forget the sad look on those girls' faces.

I see...

I understand.

Listen, Inahara...

Being a professional gambler...

isn't a profession that will get you into Heaven.

That's why the training is that much harsher than making an honest living.

In this business, there's a saying,

"don't be a fool, don't be too smart, and most of all don't be half-hearted".

You should take that to heart.

Welcome!

Two "oden" (Japanese pot stew).

Old man!

Do you include fly in your food?

No! Of course not!

Eat this!

You put that fly in, didn't you?

What's that?

I saw you do it!

Such a cute face...

But what you say isn't cute at all.

I saw it.

What did you see?

Someone! Help me!

Out of the way!

That was awesome!

I'm sorry I damaged your stand.

This...!

Thank you!

Yukiko!

Hey! Yukiko!

Take this.

What's this?

I heard you left your wallet at an "oden" stand at the beach.

That was...

I know! In order to be a man,

you have to be clean when it comes to money.

You can't be a man if you're dirty about money.

Come back here!

Let's go.

Thank you!

That's the man I told you about.

Excuse me...

Thank you for the other day.

I didn't get a chance to thank you...

You're that girl...?

Mom!

Thank you for helping my daughter out.

Don't mention it.

It's okay to ask him over to the house, isn't it?

I suppose...

My father passed away four years ago, so it's just my mom, me and my little brother.

Honkugenuma... Honkugenuma...

Excuse me.

Yukiko!

Don't have anything to do with that man.

Why?

You know what kind of man he is, don't you?

I keep telling you... He's a very nice man.

No! I'm against it.

Mom!

I'm here to see Nakahata Eikichi.

Will you let me in to see him?

Nakahata Eikichi...

He's here, isn't he?

He's not here.

What?

This is Boss Kato Denzaburo's territory, so I know he's here.

Wait!

You can't go in there!

Hey! Didn't you promise to pay back all the money that you owed us here?

Don't mess with us!

Boss...

Where are you from?

I'm Kimura Tadao from the Sekiyama Family.

Sekiyama Family?

Close the game.

I'm very sorry...

We'll be closing down the game for today.

This way, please...

Boss Kato... I'm taking Nakahata Eikichi with us.

I can't let you have him.

What?

Stop, Inahara!

That's enough.

Ryuji!

Are you okay?

Take the injured parties to the hospital.

This dispute between the Sekiyama Family and Kato Family

was settled through the mediation of Kanto Elder Statesman Takeda Shunsaku.

We talked on the train the other day...

I'm Nakata Yukiko.

I'm Inahara Ryuji.

My mother insists on having you come over to our house...

I don't mean to impose on you, but...

You can see for yourself what kind of man I am...

That doesn't bother me...

Ryuji! Hurry! Let's go!

Four! Three!

Can you lend me 10 yen?

Which is it?

Higher.