The Miracle of Joe, the Petrel

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The Miracle of Joe, the Petrel (1984)

Directed by Toshiya Fujita

“He avenges himself and escapes far south to the Philippines. He lives only for today. That's his youth.”

Action, Crime, Drama · 2h 13m

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.

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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

Director
Toshiya Fujita
Screenplay
Toshiya Fujita, Eiichi Uchida, Fumio Kōnami
Novel
Ryūzō Saki
Director of Photography
Tatsuo Suzuki
Editor
Osamu Inoue
Producer
Hisao Nabeshima

Details

Original title
海燕ジョーの奇跡
Release date
1984-04-28
Runtime
2h 13m
Genres
Action, Crime, Drama
Original language
JA
Spoken languages
Japanese
Countries
Japan
Production
Mifune Productions, Shochiku-Fuji Company