A union-busting Yokohama dockworker learns that the loyalties that rule his life are based on shaky foundations. Believing that his manager was responsible for saving his life as a baby, he falls victim to a manipulative cycle of deceit and revenge.
Director: Masahiro Shinoda. AKA 涙を、獅子のたて髪に / A Flame at the Pier
Stars: Takashi Fujiki, Kôji Nanbara, Kyôko Kishida, Mariko Kaga, Tetsurô Tanba, Asao Koike, Jun Hamamura, Tamotsu Hayakawa, Yasushi Nagata, Shigeru Kôyama, Takamaru Sasaki, Shinji Tanaka, Hisao Toake, Toshio Hosokawa.
1975 Cannes Film Festival – Nominated for the Palme d’Or.
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Domo arigato. After discovering Hanare goze Orin (1977) years ago, and now having watched this masterful social drama, I’m curious to find more from Shinoda san.