The Miracle of Joe Petrel explained

The Miracle of Joe Petrel
Director:	Toshiya Fujita
Producer:	Toshio Nabeshima
Screenplay:	Toshiya Fujita Fumio Kōnami Eiichi Uchida
Starring:	Saburō Tokitō
Music:	Ryudo Uzaki
Studio:	Shochiku
Runtime:	133 minutes
Country:	Japan
Language:	Japanese

is a 1984 Japanese film directed by Toshiya Fujita.^[1]

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.^{[2] [3]}

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^[4]

• Best Actor - Saburō Tokitō

Notes and References

1. Web site: 海燕ジョーの奇跡 . Kinema Junpo. 17 November 2020.
2. Book: Jacoby, Alexander. A Critical Handbook of Japanese Film Directors. 2008. Stone Bridge Press. Berkeley. 978-1-933330-53-2. 13–14.
3. Web site: Umi Isubame Joe No Kiseki (1984). allmovie.com. 2012-11-23.
4. Web site: http://cinemahochi.yomiuri.co.jp/h_award/1984/. ja:報知映画賞ヒストリー. 2010-12-14. Japanese. Cinema Hochi. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090131124850/http://cinemahochi.yomiuri.co.jp/h_award/1984/. 2009-01-31.