Dynamite Don-Don (1978) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained

Release, runtime and language

1978 · 142 mins · Japanese

Loading streaming availability…

Directed by

Kihachi Okamoto

Starring

Ichirô Nakatani, Nobuo Kaneko, Junko Miyashita, Kinya Kitaoji, Hiroko Isayama, Bunta Sugawara

In the summer of 1950, a fierce yakuza conflict erupts in North Kyūshū between the established Okagen Group and the rising Hashiden Gang. With American interference, the rivals agree to resolve their dispute through a baseball game. Wealthy Hashiden recruits skilled gambling baseball players from across Japan, forcing the Okagen to devise their own strategy.