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Afraid to Die

Afraid to Die
★ 6.3/10•1960•1h 36m•Drama•Crime

On his release from prison a young yakuza, along with his brother, decides to turn his back on criminal life instead of taking over the position of his recently deceased father, boss of the Asahina clan. But their exit proves more difficult than planned when their rival clan steps in to exact revenge.

Yasuzō Masumura · Director

Hideo Ando · Writer

Ryuzo Kikushima · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 36m
LanguageJA
Release DateMar 23, 1960

Actors

Yukio Mishima

Yukio Mishima

Takeo Asahina

Ayako Wakao

Ayako Wakao

Yoshie Koizumi

Keizō Kawasaki

Keizō Kawasaki

Shoichi Koizumi

Eiji Funakoshi

Eiji Funakoshi

Susumu Aikawa

Takashi Shimura

Takashi Shimura

Gohei Hirayama

Yoshie Mizutani

Yoshie Mizutani

Masako Katori

Michiko Ono

Michiko Ono

Ayako Takatsu

Mayumi Kurata

Mayumi Kurata

Shigeru Kōyama

Shigeru Kōyama

Masa

Ken Mitsuda

Jun Negami

Jun Negami

Yusaku Sagara

Mantarō Ushio

Mantarō Ushio

Reizaburo Yamamoto

Daizaburo

Jun Hamamura

Jun Hamamura

Doctor

Eiichi Takamura

Eiichi Takamura

Akama

Koh Sugita

Koh Sugita

Kinuki

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