Afraid to Die
# Afraid to Die

Afraid to Die (からっ風野郎, Karakkaze Yarō, A Man Blown by the Wind) is a 1960 Japanese yakuza film directed by Yasuzo Masumura and starring Yukio Mishima.

## Cast

* Yukio Mishima – Takeo Asahina
* Ayako Wakao – Yoshie Koizumi
* Keizo Kawasaki – Shoichi Koizumi
* Eiji Funakoshi – Susumu Aikawa
* Takashi Shimura – Gohei Hirayama
* Yaeko Mizutani – Masako Katori
* Michiko Ono – Ayako Takatsu

## Theme song

"Karakkaze Yarō" (released by King Records on March 20, 1960, in Japan)

    Lyrics and vocals: Yukio Mishima
    Music and guitar: Shichirō Fukazawa
    Arrangement: Koji Eguchi

The soundtrack is now on CD.

