The Outlaw Sword

Daikanbu Burai 大 幹部 無頼

Director: Keiichi Ozawa 小沢啓一
Released: April 28, 1968
Distributor: Nikkatsu
Screenplay: Kaneo Ikegami 池上金男 and Keiji Kubota 久保田圭司

Starring:
Meiko Kaji 梶芽衣子 (Masako Ota 太田雅子) as Keiko Asami
Tetsuya Watari 渡哲也 as Goro Fujikawa
Chieko Matsubara 松原智恵子 as Yukiko Hashimoto
Hideaki Nitani 二谷英明 as Kosuke Asami
Kayo Matsuo 松尾嘉代 as Yumeko Sugiyama
Kunie Tanaka 田中邦衛 as Katsuji Nemoto
Shoki Fukae 深江章喜
Ryohei Uchida 内田良平
Jiro Okazaki 岡崎二朗
Akira Yamauchi 山内明

Info:

Also known as Big Boss: Outlaw and Gangster VIP 2.

The second installment of the six film "Burai" or Outlaw series. The films in the series are all based on the exploits of real-life gangster Goro Fujita, whose memoirs were the basis for a number of films including Kinji Fukasaku's Graveyard Of Honor. The films in the series are:

1. Gangster VIP (無頼より 大幹部)
2. Outlaw Sword (大 幹部 無頼)
3. Outlaw: Heartless (無頼非情)
4. Outlaw: Goro The Assassin (無頼 人斬り五郎)
5. Outlaw: Black Dagger (無頼 黒匕首)
6. Outlaw: Rub Out! (無頼・殺せ)

Plot:

Goro (Tetsuya Watari) wants to put his dark past behind. He heads to Hirosaki City to offer his condolences to Yumeko and to reunite with Yukiko (Chieko Matsubara), but finds that Yumeko is fatally ill. Although Yukiko was taking care of her, she is pressed for money. Goro wants to help and knows that there is only one way to come up with fast money.

Thanks to Nikkatsu.com for the synopsis.