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The Symbol of a Man (1963) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1963 · 96 mins · Japanese
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- Directed by
- Akinori Matsuo
- Starring
- Kenjirô Ishiyama, Nobuo Kawakami, Akira Takahashi, Hideki Takahashi, Shōbun Inoue, Jūkei Fujioka
In 1936, with war looming on the Manchurian border, 60‑year‑old Shozaburo Oshima worries about his son Ryuji, who has turned away from his gambler father to become a doctor. Ryuji works at a dam‑site clinic, is shocked by the laborers’ abuse, and challenges a murderous boss, only to learn his father's reputation shields him. Torn between duty and ideals, he learns his father was killed by a rival gang, whose leader is his own mother, forced apart by gamblers’ secret code.
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