A Strong Wind Blows (1956)
天上大風
When corruption spreads through a real estate company, president Hiyoshi brings in his honest friend Ryūtarō to reform it. Facing union unrest and betrayal from within, Ryūtarō exposes an embezzlement scheme and helps restore order. After the company stabilizes, he quietly leaves for Kyushu, urging his colleagues to carry on without him.
- Date of release
- 1956-11-13
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Shunkai Mizuho
Casting
- Ryō Ikebe — Ryūtarō Nagumo
- Kyōko Kagawa — Takako Hiyoshi
- Minoru Chiaki — Zentarō (Takako’s brother)
- Akira Takarada — Shūji Ōma
- Yasuko Nakada — Akiko
- Momoko Kôchi — Atsuko Shiraishi
- Naomi Shiraishi — Saeko Sowa
- Tatsuo Saitō — Shinsaku (Saeko’s father)
- Seijirô Onda — Bunzō (Saeko’s uncle)
- Haruko Tōgō — Kazuko (Atsuko’s sister)
- Machiko Kitagawa — Nobuko Masaki
- Haruo Tanaka — Managing Director Tadokoro
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