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Return of the Outlaw

1968 1h 33m JA
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Synopsis
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Second film of the Gokudo series starring Tomisaburô Wakayama

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Credits

Behind the camera

Director
Kōsaku Yamashita
Writers
Motohiro Torii, Isao Matsumoto
Languages
Japanese
Countries
Japan

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ERA

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58 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Scoundrel Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Tomisaburō Wakayama and Minoru Ōki and Nijiko Kiyokawa carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0226031 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kōsaku Yamashita directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 158 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
  • 2Part of the "Scoundrel Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
  • 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
  • 4Tomisaburō Wakayama and Minoru Ōki and Nijiko Kiyokawa carry the top of the cast.
  • 5IMDB entry: tt0226031 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Production design
Akira Yoshimura
Runtime
93 min · 1h 33m
Status
Released
Original language
JA

Part of

Scoundrel Collection

Between 1968 and 1973, Toei produced 9 films in the Scoundrel (Gokudo) series, starring Tomisaburo Wakayama.

Also by

Kōsaku Yamashita

Production companies

Who made it

  • Toei Company

    Toei Company

    JP

Key crew

  • MusicIsao Tomita
  • CinematographyMotoya Washio
  • Production DesignAkira Yoshimura

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

  • yakuza

Release history · US

When it landed

  • Theatrical1968-06-28

Also known as

International titles

  • Kaettekita gokudôJP
  • Gokudo ReturnsJP

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