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A Flame at the Pier
A Flame at the Pier
7.7
/10
45 Ratings

A FLAME AT THE PIER

Namida o shishi no tategami ni

Directed by Masahiro Shinoda
Japan, 1962
Drama

Synopsis

In Shinoda’s look at codes of obligation, a union-busting Yokohama dockworker learns that the loyalties that rule his life are based on shaky foundations. Believing that his manager was responsible for saving his life as a baby, he falls victim to a manipulative cycle of deceit and revenge.

Synopsis

In Shinoda’s look at codes of obligation, a union-busting Yokohama dockworker learns that the loyalties that rule his life are based on shaky foundations. Believing that his manager was responsible for saving his life as a baby, he falls victim to a manipulative cycle of deceit and revenge.