Summary
Mr. Soh, a righteous man with a cold stare and fists of steel, returns to a lawless post-war Japan in 1946. He protects the weak, defends the poor and knocks some good sense into friends and enemies alike. Rapists and gangsters get the worst of it, as Mr. Soh builds up his school on the island of Shikoku.
Good for
- Friends night
- Party vibe
- Teens
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 66GoodWatch 61
IMDb6.6
Running time
1 h 27 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 dramas, −22 min on the typical 109
typical 10987Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries
Released
1975
February 15, 1975
51 years ago
Genres
DramaActionLanguage
Japanese
Original language
Made in
- Japan
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
16 of 16
Sonny ChibaDoshin So
Yutaka NakajimaKiku Sakamoto
Makoto SatōKentaro Otaki
Naoya MakotoHiroshi Tomoda
Sanae KitabayashiKino Nakano- AMAkiko MoriMasako
Etsuko ShihomiMiho Tomoda
Hōsei KomatsuSakai Osa
Kyōichi SatōKaga
Genji KawaiMurayama Senzo- JTJunichi TatsuMiyoshi Bungo
Kazuhide HarutaMichiomi Nakano
Rikiya YasuokaTakehara- TTToshiyuki TsuchiyamaKoiwa
- MHMidori HoshinoMurayama Noriko
- TSToshihiko SawadaKawai
Directing · 1
- Norifumi Suzuki Director
Writing · 1
- Isao Matsumoto Writer
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