One of the great stories from Japan’s rich history comes to life in this true tale of the bloody showdown between two rival yakuza gangs in the 1840’s. The battle between Boss Sukegoro of Iioka and Boss Shigezo of Sasagawa has been portrayed many times, most notably in the first Zatoichi film, where the blind man befriends the tubercular ronin Hirate Miki, before cutting him down in one of the great duels in cinema history. This all-star extravaganza pulls out all the stops, with appearances by virtually all of the great actors and actresses from Toei’s studio at the time. Ichikawa Utaemon’s portrayal of the kind-hearted, noble yakuza boss Shigezo of Sasagawa contrasts sharply with the devious Sukegoro of Iioka. Corrupt as he may have been, his men were all willing to give up their lives for him.
Japanese study overview
Kettou Suikoden: Dotou no Taiketsu is a Japanese movie of 17,321 characters, with 1,872 unique words and 775 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is hard, 3.3 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 1,872 words by how often they appear, and you can study them on Jiten or download them as an Anki deck.
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Vocabulary highlights
Here are some of the words that appear most often in this media, as well as a sample of its rarer vocabulary.
- 親分boss×102
- 俺I×59
- 繁蔵Shigekura×53
- 助五郎Sukegorou×50
- 言うto say×41
- 飯岡Iioka×31
- 佐吉Sakichi×24
- お前you×23
- 笹川Sasakawa×21
- 野郎guy×21
- 一家a family×18
- 聞くto hear×17
- 干潟tidal flat×16
- 政吉Seikichi×15
- 忠治Tadaji×11
- 八千草Yachigusa×10
- 中山Uchiyama×9
- 十手jitte×9
- 賭場gambling den×8
- 荒らし(Internet) troll×6