Yakuza Zessyō

Yakuza Zessyō (Japanese: やくざ絶唱) also known as Ode to the Yakuza^[3] is a 1970 Japanese film directed by Yasuzo Masumura.^[4][5] Katsu and Masumura worked together for the first in 5 years.^[6][7][8] It is based on Jūgo Kuroiwa's novel Nishi Naruyama Hotel Gake no Hana. The movie depicts a man's unusual love for a younger sister.^[8]

Yakuza Zessyō
Directed by	Yasuzo Masumura[1]
Written by	Jūgo Kuroiwa
Screenplay by	Keiichiro Ryu
Based on	Nishi Naruyama Hotel Gake no Hana
Produced by	Hiroaki Fujii
Starring	Shintaro Katsu Masakazu Tamura[2] Naoko Otani
Cinematography	Setsuo Kobayashi
Music by	Hikaru Hayashi
Distributed by	Daiei Film
Release date	July 11, 1970 (1970-07-11) (Japan)
Running time	92 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Tatematsu Minoru is a Yakuza in Shinjuku. He has younger sister Akane. Akane comes to like Yuji but Minoru threatens Yuji to break up with Akane. Because Minoru loves his younger sister abnormally.^[9][10][11]

Cast

• Shintaro Katsu as Tatematsu Minoru
• Masakazu Tamura as Inumaru Yuji
• Naoko Otani as Tatematsu Akane
• Yoshi Katō as Inumaru Yasusuke
• Yūsuke Kawazu as Kaizuka Shigetarō
• Chikara Hashimoto as Kiyama
• Kiwako Taichi as Kanae
• Sei Hiraizumi as Hisai