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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.

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.

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

• Best Actor - Saburō Tokitō

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
• The Miracle of Joe Petrel at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)

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