The Mud-Spattered Pure Heart

Overview

Jiro, a young yakuza, and Mami, a diplomat’s daughter, are two young lovers from different worlds. Having met by accident, they soon discover a new life together. But their love is ill-fated. Mami's family will not accept her choice, while leading an honest life seems like an unattainable goal for Jiro. Can there be anything else but a tragic ending?

Directed by Kō Nakahira

Top cast

Sayuri Yoshinaga

Mami Yokoyama

Mitsuo Hamada

Jiro

Masako Izumi

Kazue

Naomi Hoshi

Junko

Asao Koike

Hanai

Chikako Hosokawa

Kinko, Mami's mother

Nobuo Kawakami

Inspector Urakami

Zenpei Saga

Fukui's father

Saburo Hiromatsu

M

Masayoshi Miyasaka

Morihara

Michio Hino

Detective Murayama

K

Kōtarō Sugie

Detective

Keisuke Noro

I

Ikunosuke Koizumi

Mizuho Suzuki

Detective Tonegawa

Minoru Takashima

M

Mikizo Hirata

Tsukada

Reiko Arai

Mrs. Bando

T

Toyoko Takechi

Street musician

Masao Shimizu

Oyama

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