Master Dochu, Grudge and Love (1995)
Who are “Dochu-shi?” They are street thieves. Ankuro’s blissful holiday with his parents is shattered when a group of thieves frame his father for theft and violently take his mother’s life. Fueled by grief and a thirst for justice, Ankuro vows to become a thief himself and challenge his parents’ killers to a match of thievery skills someday. 15 years later, having mastered his skills under the training of Oshin, his adoptive mother, he prepares to face his enemies in a series of matches adhering to the Dochu-shi’s code.
Released: Oct 25, 1995
Runtime: 80 minutes
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Stars: Kenjirō Nashimoto, Mio Takaki, Toshiya Ito, Nanae Shindo, Tatsuo Endō, Kōichi Tanizaki
Crew: Goseki Kojima (Writer), Kazuo Koike (Novel), Masaru Tsushima (Director), Hiromichi Nakamoto (Writer)