Japan Organized Crime Boss

1969 1h 37m JA

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7.4

SOLID

★7.4TMDB · 12

CrimeDrama

Synopsis

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Coming out of jail and hoping for a quiet life, Yokohama yakuza has to take the lead of his gang after the death of his boss. His small group is is taken in a crossfire between a big yakuza group from Osaka at war with the Tokyo alliance for the control of the city. He tries to keep to the old yakuza code but he is no match for the new thugs who live and fight without honor.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Koji Tsuruta
Tetsuo Tsukamoto
Bunta Sugawara
Tsutomu Kazama
Noboru Andō
Noboru Ooba
Harumi Sone
Taki
Mina Isshiki
Kazama's Sister
Tomisaburō Wakayama
Kazuyoshi Miyahara
Ryōhei Uchida
Goro Tsubaki
Rinichi Yamamoto
Haraguchi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kinji Fukasaku
Writers: Norio Osada, Fumio Kōnami, Kinji Fukasaku
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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1 / 8

ERA

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57 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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2 / 8

CRAFT

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Part of the "Japan's Violent Gangs" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kinji Fukasaku, shot by Hanjirō Nakazawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

MoodPlayr · trivia#03

4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Masanobu Higurashi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Osamu Tanaka shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Koji Tsuruta and Bunta Sugawara and Noboru Andō carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0064730 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 12 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kinji Fukasaku directs. Hanjirō Nakazawa behind the camera. Masanobu Higurashi scores. Osamu Tanaka cuts. 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 "Japan's Violent Gangs" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Kinji Fukasaku, shot by Hanjirō Nakazawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Masanobu Higurashi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Osamu Tanaka shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Koji Tsuruta and Bunta Sugawara and Noboru Andō carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0064730 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 12 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.