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Also available in USA & Canada Jakoman and Tetsu is an early action masterpiece from Kinji Fukasaku (Battles Without Honor and Humanity, Battle Royale), adapted from a script written by the legendary Akira Kurosawa. Set in 1947 in a small coastal village among the majestic snowy landscapes of Japan’s northernmost island of Hokkaido, Ken Takakura (the Abashiri Prison series, Ridley Scott’s Black Rain) is Tetsu, the prodigal son who returns from the war to help out his father Kyubei with the family herring fishing business. His arrival coincides with that of a one-eyed miscreant named Jakoman, played by Tetsuro Tamba (Harakiri, You Only Live Twice), who bears a long-standing grudge against Kyubei and is intent on causing as much mayhem among the hordes of seasonal fishermen as possible. LIMITED EDITION FEATURES: NUMBERED OBI SLIP [4000 LIMITED UNITS - UK & USA] BOOKLET WITH NOTES BY CHRIS D. SPECIAL FEATURES: Blu-Ray Presentation In 2.35:1 Aspect Ratio Original Mono 2.0 Audio With New English Subtitles Audio Commentary By Tom Mes & Jasper Sharp Brand New Filmed Introduction By Mark Schilling Stills Gallery Original And Newly Commissioned Artwork By Sean Longmore TECHNICAL SPECS: Region: AB Picture: 2.35:1 AR, Monochrome Audio: Mono Language: Japanese Runtime: 99 Mins
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Jakoman and Tetsu (1964)
100 min
In a village subsisting on its herring fishery, a one-eyed criminal named Jakoman terrorizes the inhabitants. One of them, the son of the head of one of the fish companies by the name of Tetsu, decides to overthrow Jakoman and his cohorts.