Law in Ghost Island (1961) Yurei-jima no okite | Region-Free (Blu-Ray) | English Subtitles

Title: Law in Ghost Island (1961)

Alternate Title: Yurei-jima no Okite

Genre: Action / Drama

Plot Synopsis
A ronin arrives on Dragon Island and faces persistent pressure from competing gangs seeking his allegiance. Refusing to align with either faction brands him an enemy, and as tensions escalate, he becomes entangled in a broader conspiracy: a Daimyo in Kyoto is plotting to overthrow the government.

Cast and Crew

• Director: Yasushi Sasaki

• Cast:

  • Hashizô Ôkawa as Yagi Hanzo

  • Hibari Misora as Miss Sung

  • Chiyonosuke Azuma

  • Hiroki Matsukata

IMDb Link: Law in Ghost Island (1961)

Reviews from Letterboxd

1. Pachinko Pop – ★★½☆☆
   “A ronin travels to a mysterious island off the coast of Japan. There he encounters what appears to be a paradise of various cultures living together in isolation. However, under the surface there are gangsters and nefarious dealings afoot!

2. BrianNaas – ★★½☆☆
   “After watching Bulls Eye of Love, I was in need of a little more of the charms of Hibari Misora and picked this one at random thinking it would be a supernatural tale of sorts. Well, not quite as it turned out. There are no ghosts on Ghost Island nor does anyone call it Ghost Island but instead Ryujin Island, aka Dragon Island, which is a real island down in the southern islands. And the kick in the pants is that Hibari isn’t in it all that much. Still it is a somewhat peculiarly chaotic and convoluted film with more characters than a year of soaps. You need a scorecard to keep track of them all.

Meta Description:
A wandering ronin arrives on Dragon Island, where gang rivalries, weapons smuggling, and a Daimyo’s conspiracy threaten to erupt into chaos in this rare 1961 Japanese action-drama starring Hashizô Ôkawa and Hibari Misora.