Wharf Temperament

Wharf Temperament

1961•1h 4m

DramaCrimeAction

The story of male friendship unfolding during a boxing match between the navigator, who took responsibility for the accident and went ashore from the ship, and a young docker, whom he loves like a younger brother.

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Production

Nikkatsu Corporation

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Tamio Kawachi

Tamio Kawachi

Eiji Iwasa

Chieko Matsubara

Chieko Matsubara

Keiko Kawada

Daizaburo Hirata

Daizaburo Hirata

Jun Yamamura

Tōru Abe

Tōru Abe

Ryu

Saburo Hiromatsu

Saburo Hiromatsu

Takita, President of club "Gin no Kutsu"

Shōki Fukae

Shōki Fukae

Goi

Kōichi Uenoyama

Kōichi Uenoyama

Ken

Zenji Yamada

Zenji Yamada

Owner of the diner

Keisuke Noro

Keisuke Noro

Sabu

Keisuke Yukioka

Jūkei Fujioka

Jūkei Fujioka

Seijiro Takano

Takeo Fujishima

Toyo Fukuda

Tsuchiyasu Kinohara

Hisao Murata

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