Poster for the movie The Life of a Horse Trader

The Life of a Horse Trader

1951 • 113 minutes
Drama

The tale of Katakana Yonetaro aka "The Shark," a rough-and-tumble horse trader in Japan's northernmost island of Hokkaido, despite being a father and a husband he is frequently drawn to taverns.

Picture of Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

Yonetaro Katayama

Picture of Machiko Kyō

Machiko Kyō

Yuki

Picture of Takashi Shimura

Takashi Shimura

Rokutaro Kosaka

Picture of Ichirō Sugai

Ichirō Sugai

Ogasawara

Picture of Mantarō Ushio

Mantarō Ushio

Picture of Hikaru Hoshi

Hikaru Hoshi

Picture of Haruyo Ichikawa

Haruyo Ichikawa

Haruno

Picture of Kyoji Sugi

Kyoji Sugi

Picture of Kōichi Mizuhara

Kōichi Mizuhara

Picture of Ryūzaburō Mitsuoka

Ryūzaburō Mitsuoka

Picture of Bokuzen Hidari

Bokuzen Hidari

Gosaku

Picture of Yoshio Kosugi

Yoshio Kosugi

Picture of Kumeko Urabe

Kumeko Urabe

Onobu