Waka oyabun

While not a classic, the writing, set design, and acting were well done. The editing was in the mode of all Japanese films of the period, clipped scene and location changes that leave audiences not experienced in this film style scratching their heads wondering what is going on. As typical all he Female characters are willowy Feminine fillers. This is a film that upholds the concept of the Yakuza living from a code of honer, one that is ( theoretically Buddhist ) but primarily Bushido. This "Robin Hood" concept of the Yakuza as Samurai was a common theme in the postwar culture, and this film is of that genre. The more contemporary Yakuza films portray this oddity of Japanese culture as ruthless, ignorant, power driven, and violent with little "no" code of honor.