New Third Gangster

1996 1h 26m JA

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

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5.8

IMDB

★9.0TMDB · 1★5.8IMDB · 87

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Synopsis

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When Masaki find themselves at a bar owned by his friend Akemi and ponder the recent strange happenings. He later accepted a proposal from his old rival Hattori and join the Todo-gang. A member, Hazama, beeing jealous over Masakis high rank and starts planning ways to get rid of the newcomer from the gang.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kiyoshi Nakajo
Reijiro Masaki
Kōji Shimizu
Ei Hamura
Masahiko Sakata
Nobuaki Kakuda
Takeshi Caesar
Daigorô Nagayama
Keishiro Kojima

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Takashi Miike
Writers: Kazuhiko Murakami, Shinsuke Inoue, Kazuhiko Murakami
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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86 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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30 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 7

CINEMA

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Part of the "The Third Gangster Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Kiyoshi Nakajo and Kōji Shimizu and Ei Hamura carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0304699 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

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

Takashi Miike directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
230 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "The Third Gangster Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Kiyoshi Nakajo and Kōji Shimizu and Ei Hamura carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0304699 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.