Umarekawatta Tamegorō

Directed by Azuma Morisaki

With Hajime Hana, Mako Midori, Ichirō Zaitsu, Hiromi Ogawa and Choei Takahashi

A drifting gambler named Tamegorō befriends a weary salesman and helps connect him with a nightclub hostess whose father has just been released from prison. In a rapidly industrializing coastal town dominated by yakuza influence, Tamegorō becomes entangled in gang conflicts and the exploitation of local workers. As he grows attached to the struggling people around him, the carefree drifter finds himself driven toward an act of rebellion against the corrupt underworld controlling the city.