Gekiryu ni Ikiru Otoko

[Machine Translation] Hideki Takahashi and Sayuri Yoshinaga. Set in a port town, a sailor with a dark past tries to protect a nightclub in the harbor in this hot-blooded action epic with melancholy and passion! The film was originally planned for Keiichiro Akagi, but due to his unexpected death, Hideki Takahashi was suddenly cast in the lead role for the first time. Hideki Takahashi, who was said to be the second Keiichiro Akagi and whose popularity was just beginning to soar, explodes with new appeal as an action star. Yoshinaga Sayuri plays the role of the enigmatic young madam who struggles to protect a nightclub. She gives a melancholy performance as the heroine who is attracted to the shadowy Takahashi. The film also stars Mari Shiraki, Osamu Takizawa, Toshio Egi, and Masami Shimojo, in addition to Hideaki Futani of Diamond Line as the vindictive man who stalks Takahashi and Reiko Sasamori as his daughter. To commemorate the 65th anniversary of Sayuri Yoshinaga's screen debut, the long-awaited DVD release of this timeless masterpiece is now available! --The Brazil Maru is postponed for ten days for repairs. Ryutaro Maki (Hideki Takahashi), a sailor who was supposed to board the ship, rescues a boy named Toshio (Toshio Egi) who was almost run over by a car, and meets the boy's young and beautiful aunt, Sakae (Sayuri Yoshinaga). Saae is a madam of a nightclub called "Sapphire" in the port, and in return, she offers him a place to stay and Ryutaro gets a job as a temporary bartender. That day, the executives of Kuroiwa Kogyo came and threatened to give up the restaurant for 10 million yen, but Ryutaro was forced to pay them off. The next day, Kuroiwa pulled out all of Shaw's dancers. Ryutaro decides to protect Sapphire, but... Picture disc specification.

Special Feature / Bonus Track: trailer, photo gallery (subject to change)

高橋英樹×吉永小百合。港町を舞台に、暗い過去をもつ船員が港のナイトクラブを守ろうとする哀愁と激情を秘めた熱血アクション巨編! 当初、赤木圭一郎のための企画であったが彼が不慮の死を遂げたため高橋英樹が急遽、初めて主演を務めることになった作品。第二の赤木圭一郎といわれ、人気が沸騰し始めた高橋英樹がアクション・スターとして新たな魅力を爆発させている。ナイトクラブを守ろうと奮闘するうら若きマダムの役に吉永小百合。影のある高橋に惹かれるヒロインの女ごころを哀愁を込めて演じている。高橋を付け狙う執念の男にダイヤモンドラインの二谷英明、令嬢役に笹森礼子が扮するほか、白木マリ、滝沢修、江木俊夫、下条正巳など、豪華絢爛たる顔ぶれとなっている。吉永小百合のスクリーンデビュー65周年を記念し、永遠の名作を待望のDVD化! ――ブラジル丸が修理のため十日間出港延期になった。その船に乗る筈だった船員槙竜太郎 (高橋英樹)は、自動車に轢かれそうになった利夫 (江木俊夫)という少年を助け、少年の若く美しい叔母さかえ (吉永小百合)と知り合う。さかえは港のナイトクラブ"サファイア"のマダムで、お礼に宿泊所を提供し、竜太郎は臨時のバーテンとして働くことになった。その日、黒岩興行の幹部達がやってきて、店を一千万円で譲れと脅迫したが竜太郎に迫払われてしまった。翌日、黒岩はショウの踊子を全部引き抜いた。竜太郎はサファイアを守ろうと決心するが・・・。 ピクチャーディスク仕様。

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