The Miracle of Joe Petrel

{{Infobox film

| name = The Miracle of Joe Petrel

| image = File:Miracle of Joe Petrel poster.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Film poster

| director = Toshiya Fujita

| producer = Toshio Nabeshima

| screenplay = {{plainlist|*Toshiya Fujita

  • Eiichi Uchida
  • Fumio Kōnami

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| story =

| based_on =

| narrator =

| starring = {{plainlist|*Saburō Tokitō

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| music = Ryudo Uzaki

| cinematography = Tatsuo Suzuki

| editing = Osamu Inoue

| studio = Shochiku

| distributor = Shochiku

| released = {{Film date|1984|04|28|Japan}}

| runtime = 133 minutes

| country = Japan

| language = Japanese

| budget =

| gross =

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{{Nihongo|The Miracle of Joe Petrel|海燕ジョーの奇跡|Umitsubame Jō no kiseki|lead=yes}}, also known as The Miracle of Umitsubame Joe, The Miracle of Joe, the Petrel and The Stormy Petrel, is a 1984 Japanese film co-written and directed by Toshiya Fujita.{{cite web|url= http://www.kinenote.com/main/public/cinema/detail.aspx?cinema_id=17444&key_search=%E6%B5%B7%E7%87%95%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%81%AE%E5%A5%87%E8%B7%A1|title=海燕ジョーの奇跡 |publisher=Kinema Junpo|access-date=17 November 2020}} It is based on the novel of the same name by Ryūzō Saki, originally published in 1980. Saki's novel was inspired by the actions of the Kyokuryū-kai yakuza clan during the "4th Okinawan War."

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, the police and a saloon girl named Yōko.{{cite book|last=Jacoby|first=Alexander|title=A Critical Handbook of Japanese Film Directors|year=2008|publisher=Stone Bridge Press|location=Berkeley|isbn=978-1-933330-53-2|pages=13–14}}{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/umi-isubame-joe-no-kiseki-v158435/|title=Umi Isubame Joe No Kiseki (1984)|website=allmovie.com|access-date=2012-11-23}}

Cast

Awards

9th Hochi Film Award{{Cite web|url= http://cinemahochi.yomiuri.co.jp/h_award/1984/|script-title= ja:報知映画賞ヒストリー|access-date= 2010-12-14|language= Japanese|publisher= Cinema Hochi|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090131124850/http://cinemahochi.yomiuri.co.jp/h_award/1984/|archive-date= 2009-01-31}}

References

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