The Blazing Valiant (燃える勇者) 42 years old

The Blazing Valiant

Jo has just come back to Japan for the funeral of his parents, who were killed in tribal warfare in Africa where the family had been living throughout most of Jo's life. Once the funeral was over, he missed the boat that was going to take him back home, and, because of an altered itinerary, he ends up stopping in a town for awhile -- striking up an acquaintance with a teenager and her grandfather when he captures their runaway horse. He would have been glad to leave after the proper amenities were completed, but the girl's journalist brother is murdered -- he was getting too close to wrapping a major news story. At that point, Jo and a friend cannot easily drop the matter as though nothing had occurred, and the two start to track down the source of the trouble -- a factory that makes poison gas for Third World buyers. Now their task is to dismantle the operation, prevent one train shipment from arriving at a transfer point, and find the journalist's killer.

Credits

The Blazing Valiant Cast

Name Character
Hiroyuki Sanada He was 21, now 63 years old as Joe
Tomisaburo Wakayama He was 52, 62 years old when he died as Goro Kaji
Noriko Hayami She was 22, now 64 years old as Mayumi
Masataka Iwao He was 38, now 81 years old as Hayashi
Tôru Abe He was 64, 76 years old when he died as Sakae Oya
Hiroshi Katsuno He was 32, now 74 years old as Nobuhiko Saijo
Asao Sano He was 56, now 98 years old as Wahei Sakamoto
Asao Koike He was 50, 54 years old when he died
Jirô Chiba He was 32, now 75 years old as Fumio Sakamoto
Akira Nakao He was 39, now 81 years old as Tenbo

The Blazing Valiant Crew

Name Department
Sonny Chiba as Action Director. He was 42 (now 85) years old Directing
Isao Matsumoto as Screenplay. Writing
Isamu Ichida as Editor. Editing
Sadao Nakajima as Screenplay. He was 47 (now 89) years old Writing
Yoshikazu Sano as Art Direction. Art
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The Blazing Valiant (42 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, December 19, 1981
  • Runtime: 90 minutes