The World of Shura

2022 1h 50m JA

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 2

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Synopsis

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A yakuza movie starring Koji Matoba, depicting the lives of men left behind in the times. In the Ryuan-gumi, which is based in Yokohama, drug business was prohibited by the leader Engetsu. One day, in order to protect leader's teachings, Mouri of the Ryuan-gumi assassinates the leader of the Yamagami group, a hostile organization that trades drugs. This causes a conflict with the neutrals in the Ryuan-gumi. During this turbulent time, the leader Engetsu asks Mouri to take care of his son Saiga and guide him on the path to becoming a yakuza.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Koji Matoba
Mouri Masahito
Tsunenori Aoki
Yosuke Matsunami
Manabu Hamada
Doumae
Hiroyuki Watanabe
leader Engetsu
Kenji Matsuda
Yaegashi Mitsuru
Kazuyoshi Ozawa
wakagashira Doi
Keisuke Kida
Asou
Tetsuji Sakakibara
Saiga

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ken'ichi Fujiwara
Writers: Shozen Matsudaira
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Part of the "修羅の世界" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ken'ichi Fujiwara, shot by Tetsuro Imai. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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CAST

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Koji Matoba and Tsunenori Aoki and Manabu Hamada carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt20224106 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Ken'ichi Fujiwara directs. Tetsuro Imai behind the camera. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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1Released 4 years ago.
2Part of the "修羅の世界" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Ken'ichi Fujiwara, shot by Tetsuro Imai. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Koji Matoba and Tsunenori Aoki and Manabu Hamada carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt20224106 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.