Film
The Miracle of Joe, the Petrel
1984 · 2h 13m · Action · Crime · Drama
He avenges himself and escapes far south to the Philippines. He lives only for today. That's his youth.
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Overview
In Okinawa, a Japanese-Filipino gangster named Joe kills an Okinawan mobster. Joe temporarily escapes the pursuing mob by fleeing to the Philippines, hoping to find there safety and perhaps to link up with his father. He meets Yoko, a saloon girl, who looks after him, but soon Joe's enemies show up, determined to make Joe pay.
Cast
Saburo Tokito
Umitsubame Joe
Miwako Fujitani
Yoko Tamagi
Kentarō Shimizu
Sawai
Midori Satsuki
Michi
Yoshio Harada
Yonamine
Toshirō Mifune
Fisherman
Izumi Hara
Grandma in Yonakuni Island
Kunie Tanaka
Crew
- Toshiya FujitaScreenplay · Director
- Fumio KōnamiScreenplay
- Eiichi UchidaScreenplay
- Ryūzō SakiNovel
- Hisao NabeshimaProducer
- Tatsuo SuzukiDirector of Photography
- Osamu InoueEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- April 28, 1984
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 2h 13m
- Genres
- Action, Crime, Drama
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