Introduction

Tokkan, also known as Battle Cry and Go for Broke, is a 1975 action, comedy film by director Kihachi Okamoto.

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Outline

During the military phase of the Meiji Restoration of 1868, Sentaro joins a local militia loyal to the Tokugawa Shogunate in order to fight Imperial troops. But Sentaro’s friendship with a pickpocket, who switches sides whenever it suits his needs, leads to complications that could cost Sentaro his life as they infiltrate enemy lines.

Cast

• Yûsuke Okada
• Hiroko Isayama.
• Kyû Sakamoto.
• Tatsuya Nakadai.
• Masao Imafuku.
• Shin Ibuki.
• Hiroshi Hasegawa.
• Hideyo Amamoto.
• Sachio Sakai.
• Teruaki Ono.
• Ren Yamamoto.
• Koichi Kitami.
• Naoya Kusakawa.
• Ichirô Nakatani … Narrator.
• Katsumi Muramatsu.

Production & Filming Details

• Director(s): Kihachi Okamoto.
• Producer(s): Yusuke Okada.
• Writer(s): Kihachi Okamoto.
• Music: Masaru Sato.
• Cinematography: Daisaku Kimura.
• Editor(s): Yoshitami Kuroiwa.
• Production: Art Theatre Guild (ATG) and Kihachi Productions.
• Distributor(s):
  • East West Classics (1986) (USA) (all media) (subtitled).
  • Toho Company (all media).
• Release Date: 15 March 1975 (Japan) and 11 May 1977 (US).
• Running time: 93 minutes.
• Rating: Unknown.
• Country: Japan.
• Language: Japanese.

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