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1981 0h 34m JA

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7.5

BANGER

★7.5TMDB · 15

CrimeAction

Synopsis

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Hiroshi Kobayashi is on the run from police who would arrest him for the murder of his girlfriend Naomi. At the same time, he wants revenge on the yakuza member Kimura who got her stuck in drugs. The entire film consists of a long hunting-scene.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Yōsuke Nakajima
Hiroshi Kobayashi
Tatsuya Mori
Detective
Shigeru Muroi
Naomi
Genjiro Arato
Kimura
Kumiko Takeda
Girl in playground

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Gakuryu Ishii
Writers: Gakuryu Ishii
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 34-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Gakuryu Ishii, shot by Norimichi Kasamatsu. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

CAST

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Yōsuke Nakajima and Tatsuya Mori and Shigeru Muroi carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0083073 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 15 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Gakuryu Ishii directs. Norimichi Kasamatsu behind the camera. Hikashu scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 34-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
245 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Gakuryu Ishii, shot by Norimichi Kasamatsu. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Hikashu. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Yōsuke Nakajima and Tatsuya Mori and Shigeru Muroi carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0083073 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 15 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.