A Strong Wind Blows (1956)
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.
- Released
- 1956-11-13
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Shunkai Mizuho, Kihan Nagase
Cast
- Ryō Ikebe as Ryūtarō Nagumo
- Kyōko Kagawa as Takako Hiyoshi
- Minoru Chiaki as Zentarō (Takako’s brother)
- Akira Takarada as Shūji Ōma
- Yasuko Nakada as Akiko
- Momoko Kôchi as Atsuko Shiraishi
- Naomi Shiraishi as Saeko Sowa
- Tatsuo Saitō as Shinsaku (Saeko’s father)
- Seijirô Onda as Bunzō (Saeko’s uncle)
- Haruko Tōgō as Kazuko (Atsuko’s sister)
- Machiko Kitagawa as Nobuko Masaki
- Haruo Tanaka as Managing Director Tadokoro