The Life and Adventures of Mishka Yaponchik (Once in Odessa)

The Life and Adventures of Mishka Yaponchik (Once in Odessa)

Mishka Yaponchik was a Ukrainian gangster, Jewish, lived in Odessa at the beginning of the XX century, the military leader of two thousand of gangsters and the prototype of Benia Krik in The "Odessa Tales" by Soviet Jewish writer Isaak Babel. Born Moisei Vinnitsky, Yaponchik ("the Japanese") was an exceptional and eccentric character. Hailed as the next Robin Hood, he established his own code of conduct forbidding the robbing of the poor and professional classes.

Creators and cast

Directors

Sergey Ginzburg

Created by

Sergey Ginzburg

Cast

Evgeniy Tkachuk, Aleksey Filimonov, Valentin Gaft, Igor Savochkin, Elena Shamova, Vadim Norshteyn

Studio