Kapone oi ni naku

1985Movie⏱️ 2h 10m

ActionComedy

⭐ 6.2

IMDB Rating

132 votes

Umiemon is a naniwa-bushi singer who travels with his wife to the United States in hopes of achieving fame and fortune.

Director

Seijun Suzuki

Writers

Toshiyuki Kajiyama, Takeo Kimura, Atsushi Yamatoya

Stars

Ken'ichi Hagiwara, Yûko Tanaka, Kenji Sawada

Release Date

February 16, 1985

Language

Japanese

Country

Japan

🏆 1

Wins

🎯 3

Nominations

💬 1

Reviews

📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

👤

Ken'ichi Hagiwara

as Umiemon

👤

Yûko Tanaka

as Kozome Takonoya

Kenji Sawada

as Tetsugoro Osawa

👤

Akira Emoto

as Ushiemon

👤

Kai Atô

as Bank Manager

👤

Bengal

as Chinese man

👤

Tako Hachirô

as Boss of beggars

👤

Mitsuru Hirata

as Torakichi

👤

Shunsuke Kariya

as Kondo

Haruko Katô

as Wife

🎬 Technical Specs

Sound

Mono

Color

Production

K Enterprise, Nippon Columbia, System Japan

🏷️ Keywords

wifesingerfamebased on novel

🎯 Categories

JapaneseActionComedy

⭐ Featured Review

"This is "harakiri." "

by morrison-dylan-fan • 2020-07-30

10/10

"After viewing all 17 of the films I owned on disc by the auteur this month,I decided to search online for any Suzuki titles that might be around. At the bottom of the first page of results,I was thrilled to find a rare Suzuki had recently appeared online,with English Subtitles,leading me to tell Capone to stop crying. Note:Some spoilers in review. View on the film: Wiping Capone's tears away in the middle of his Taisho era trilogy (all also reviewed), directing auteur Seijun Suzuki continues to build on the expansive canvas marked out in the Taisho trio, but pausing the abstract aspect..."