It's The Drifters! Forward, forward, and forward again!

1967 1h 28m JA

Synopsis

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A group of low-level yakuza members have run out of options and decided to start a new company called “The Do-It-All Consultants,” but this leads to much trouble.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Chosuke Ikariya
Boo Takagi
Chu Arai
Kōji Nakamoto
Cha Katō
Makoto Fujita
Reiko Ōhara
Megumi Matsumoto

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yoshinori Wada
Writers: Hiroshi Matsuki
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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

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ERA

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59 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Toho's The Drifters 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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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Chosuke Ikariya and Boo Takagi and Chu Arai carry the top of the cast.

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The take

Yoshinori Wada directs. Naozumi Yamamoto scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
259 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Toho's The Drifters Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Original score by Naozumi Yamamoto. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Chosuke Ikariya and Boo Takagi and Chu Arai carry the top of the cast.