The Yakuza Awaits

1969 1h 31m JA

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Synopsis

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Forth film in the Gokudo series with Tomisaburô Wakayama

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Tomisaburō Wakayama
Shimamura Seikichi
Minoru Ōki
Shingo Yamashiro
Nijiko Kiyokawa
Keiko Yumi
Shinichirō Mikami
Masumi Tachibana
Shōtarō Hayashi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kōsaku Yamashita
Writers: Isao Matsumoto
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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57 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 Shingo Yamashiro carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0226124 — 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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The take

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

Trivia

Things worth knowing

157 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 Shingo Yamashiro carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0226124 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.