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Kawachi no ossan no uta

IMDb ID: tt0335224 · Year: 1976 · Rating: 6.6 (14 votes)

Genres: Comedy · Crime

A slapstick comedy yakuza picture with manic buffoon (and often funny) Kawatani getting the star treatment, Followed by one sequel.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesWorld-wide: Song of Ossan of Kawachi (English, Alternative Title)
World-wide: The Ballad of the Boss of Kawachi (informal literal English title)
Japan: 河内のオッサンの唄 (Japanese)
Song of Ossan of Kawachi
Release Date1976-11-17Runtime89 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews0Critic Reviews0Countries / RegionsJapanLanguagesJapaneseKeywordsyakuzaProduction CompaniesToei TokyoIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0335224/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0335224.jpgUpdated At2025-09-03T07:00:45

Stars

Takuzô Kawatani
Junko Natsu
Keiko Hara
Kagari Asagawa
Kenji Imai
Tamio Kawachi
Mayumi Shimizu
Hideo Murota
Chôchô Miyako
Teruo Shimizu

Directors

Buichi Saitō

Writers

Ikuo Sekimoto
Jun Takada

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Takuzô Kawatani | Character: Actor
Actor: Junko Natsu | Character: Actress
Actor: Keiko Hara | Character: Actress
Actor: Kagari Asagawa | Character: Actor
Actor: Kenji Imai | Character: Actor
Actor: Tamio Kawachi | Character: Actor
Actor: Mayumi Shimizu | Character: Actress
Actor: Hideo Murota | Character: Actor
Actor: Chôchô Miyako | Character: Actress
Actor: Teruo Shimizu | Character: Actor
Actor: Takuji Aoki | Character: Actor
Actor: Enomoto Bei | Character: Actor
Actor: Mr. Chin | Character: Actor
Actor: Hiroshi Date | Character: Actor
Actor: Kôji Fujiyama | Character: Actor
Actor: Genshû Hanayagi | Character: Actress
Actor: Takeshige Hatanaka | Character: Actor
Actor: Kôji Hio | Character: Actor
Actor: Masaaki Hirao | Character: Actor
Actor: Guts Ishimatsu | Character: Actor
Actor: Keiko Itô | Character: Actress
Actor: Kōichi Iwaki | Character: Actor
Actor: Masataka Iwao | Character: Actor
Actor: Fukunosuke Izumi | Character: Actor
Actor: Haruki Jô | Character: Actor
Actor: Kazuo Kainose | Character: Actor
Actor: Tsutomu Kakusho | Character: Actor
Actor: Tatsuya Kameyama | Character: Actor
Actor: Toshie Kokabu | Character: Actress
Actor: Mayumi Komai | Character: Actor
Actor: Hideki Konno | Character: Actor
Actor: Masanori Machida | Character: Actor
Actor: Midori Makino | Character: Actor
Actor: Ryôzô Mihara | Character: Actor
Actor: Miss Hanako | Character: Actor
Actor: Kengo Miyaji | Character: Actor
Actor: Miyakomiyuki | Character: Actor
Actor: Hiwa Nagasawa | Character: Actor
Actor: Etsuko Nami | Character: Actress
Actor: Masataka Naruse | Character: Actor
Actor: Yoshitaka Nishiyama | Character: Actor
Actor: Takashi Noguchi | Character: Actor
Actor: Motohide Otani | Character: Actor
Actor: Jirô Sagawa | Character: Actor
Actor: Asaji Sanonie | Character: Actor
Actor: Asakoma Sanonie | Character: Actress
Actor: Asami Sanonie | Character: Actress
Actor: Goro Sanonie | Character: Actor
Actor: Ichiro Sanonie | Character: Actor
Actor: Masaharu Sanonie | Character: Actor
Actor: Keiichi Satô | Character: Actor
Actor: Seiya Satô | Character: Actor
Actor: Kôji Sawada | Character: Actor
Actor: Masaru Shiga | Character: Actor
Actor: Mie Shimizu | Character: Actress
Actor: Takashi Sugimoto | Character: Actor
Actor: Tadashi Takatsuki | Character: Actor
Actor: Hiroshi Tanaka | Character: Actor
Actor: Ryoko Terada | Character: Actress
Actor: Kôichi Yamada | Character: Actor
Actor: Sakae Yamaura | Character: Actor
Actor: Hisako Yaohara | Character: Actress
Actor: Shigeru Yokoyama | Character: Actor
Actor: Eiji Yuki | Character: Actor
Actor: Akira Ôkura | Character: Actor

[Directors Group]
Name: Buichi Saitō | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Ikuo Sekimoto | Role: Writer
Name: Jun Takada | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Sunao Sakagami | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Hajime Kaburagi | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Yoshio Nakajima | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Osamu Tanaka | Role: Editor

[Production Design Group]
Name: Hiroshi Fujita | Role: Production Designer

[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Yoshinori Takai | Role: Set Decorator

[Makeup Department]
Name: Yasue Ishikawa | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Jun Sakagami | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Akitaka Baba | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Hiroshi Fujita | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Shôko Takatsu | Role: Sound Department

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Yoshiyoshi Hagiwara | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Casting Department]
Name: Mitsuo Yamada | Role: Casting Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Seigo Fukuzaki | Role: Costume Department

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0335224/videogallery/

Release Schedule

Japan: November 17, 1976

Awards

No awards or nominations listed on IMDb.

Box Office

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