Wandering Ginza Butterfly

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Wandering Ginza Butterfly
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Directed by	Kazuhiko Yamaguchi
Written by	Kazuhiko Yamaguchi Isao Matsumoto
Starring	Meiko Kaji
Music by	Toshiaki Tsushima
Distributed by	Toei
Release dates	Japan 1972 US 2009
Running time	86 min
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Wandering Ginza Butterfly (銀蝶渡り鳥, Gincho Wataridori) is a 1972 Japanese gangster film directed by Kazuhiko Yamaguchi, and co-written with Isao Matsumoto. The movie stars Meiko Kaji and Tsunehiko Watase. The movie was followed with a 1972 sequel entitled Gincho Nagaremono: Mesuneko Bakuchi.

Plot

Nami, a Bōsōzoku leader, kills a high-ranking member of a yakuza organization, due to a turf war and is sent to prison. After serving three years, she finds a home living with her uncle at a pool hall. After meeting a pimp named Ryuji, she acquires a job as a hostess in Ginza, where she soon becomes very popular. However, her criminal past is not easily left behind. Further complicating matters is a local yakuza named Owada, who attempts to take control of the bar and kills Ryuji's sworn brother. Defending her uncle's business and seeking revenge, Nami goes after Owada.

Cast

Meiko Kaji
Tsunehiko Watase
Akiko Koyama
Koji Nanbara
Tatsuo Umemiya

References

External links

Wandering Ginza Butterfly at the Internet Movie Database

v t e Gincho series

Films	Wandering Ginza Butterfly Gincho Nagaremono: Mesuneko Bakuchi

v t e Films directed by Kazuhiko Yamaguchi

Wandering Ginza Butterfly (1972) Gincho Nagaremono: Mesuneko Bakuchi (1972) Sister Street Fighter (1974) Sister Street Fighter: Hanging by a Thread (1974) The Return of the Sister Street Fighter (1975) Champion of Death (1975) Karate Bearfighter (1975) Circuit no Ōkami (1977) Karate for Life (1977)

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