The Miracle of Joe Petrel

1984 Japanese film
  • April 28, 1984 (1984-04-28)
Running time
133 minutesCountryJapanLanguageJapanese

The Miracle of Joe Petrel (海燕ジョーの奇跡, Umitsubame Jō no kiseki) is a 1984 Japanese film directed by Toshiya Fujita.[1]

Synopsis

Joe Petrel (Umitsubame Joe) is a half-Filipino, half-Okinawan gangster who escapes to the Philippines after killing a mob boss. The film chronicles his misadventures with underworld characters and the police.[2][3]

Cast

  • Saburō Tokitō as Umitsubame Joe
  • Miwako Fujitani as Yōko Tamaki
  • Kunie Tanaka as Dosegashira
  • Kentarō Shimizu as Sawai
  • Yoshio Harada as Yonamine
  • Toshiro Mifune as the Fisherman

Awards

9th Hochi Film Award[4]

References

  1. ^ "海燕ジョーの奇跡". Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  2. ^ Jacoby, Alexander (2008). A Critical Handbook of Japanese Film Directors. Berkeley: Stone Bridge Press. pp. 13–14. ISBN 978-1-933330-53-2.
  3. ^ "Umi Isubame Joe No Kiseki (1984)". allmovie.com. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
  4. ^ 報知映画賞ヒストリー (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. Archived from the original on 2009-01-31. Retrieved 2010-12-14.

External links

  • The Miracle of Joe Petrel at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  • The Miracle of Joe Petrel at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)
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Films directed by Toshiya Fujita
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  • Lady Snowblood (1973)
  • Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance (1974)
  • Kaerazaru hibi (1979)
  • The Miracle of Joe Petrel (1984)
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