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The Lucky General
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The Lucky General

1962-08-26 · 87 min · Not rated

Comedy

The action takes place in a city where you can live on only 100 yen a day. The "General", who indulged in gambling with his henchmen all day, he was running his business and hitting him with a taxi turned out to be a trifle for him. A unique work, filled with tears and laughter, praising the beautiful human love that blooms at the bottom of life, focused on the genius “General” who lives in the troubled city of Kamagasaki.

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Production details

Directors
Kō Nakahira
Production companies
Nikkatsu Corporation
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Hiroyuki NagatoHiroyuki Nagato
Yukiko TodorokiYukiko Todoroki
Yoshitaka ZushiYoshitaka Zushi
Jun HamamuraJun Hamamura
Sanae NakaharaSanae Nakahara
Takeshi KatōTakeshi Katō
Hideji ŌtakiHideji Ōtaki
Jun Miyazaki
Hyōsuke KanbeHyōsuke Kanbe
Hajime Sugiyama
Toshio SugiyamaToshio Sugiyama
Toyoko Takechi
Shuntaro Tamamura
Daisuke Ōmi

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