Saturday, December 2, 2023

Umitsubame Jō No Kiseki (1984)

1984 - Umitsubame Jō No Kiseki/“The Miracle Of Umitsubame Joe” (Mifune Productions Co. Ltd/Shochiku-Fuji Company)

[Japanese production (海燕ジョーの奇跡,) filmed in Japan and the Philippines. Released internationally as “The Miracle Of Joe Petrel”]

Director Toshiya Fujita Screenplay Toshiya Fujita, Fumio Kônami, Eiichi Uchida Based on the novel by Ryûzô Saki Producer Toshio Nabeshima Executive Producer Kazuyoshi Okuyama Planning Producer Toshirô Mifune Associate Planner Shirô Mifune Cinematography Tatsuo Suzuki Music Ryûdô Uzaki Editor Osamu Inoue Sound Kenichi Benitani Art Director Masuteru Mochizuki Assistant Director Takao Nagaishi Production Assistant Toshio Nabeshima

Cast Saburô Tokitô (Umitsubame Joe), Miwako Fujitani (Yoko Tamagi), Kentarô Shimizu (Sawai), Midori Satsuki (Michi), Yoshio Harada (Yonamine), Toshirô Mifune (Fisherman), Izumi Hara (Grandma in Yonakuni Island), Toshiya Ito (Shimabukuro's Brother), Yoshi Katô (Kamechiyo), Taketoshi Naitô (Nagayuki Shimabukuro), Utae Shôji, Mizuho Suzuki (Writer Sawai), Kunie Tanaka (Dosegashira), Imari Tsuji (Uta, Joe's Mother) 

SYNOPSIS: Joe Petrel (Umitsubame Joe) is a half-Filipino, half-Okinawan gangster who escapes to the Philippines after killing a mob boss. The film chronicles his misadventures with underworld characters and the police.

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 JAPAN - distributor unknown

DIGITAL

 JAPAN - DVD, distributor unknown





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