It's the Drifters! Training, Training, and More Training!

1969 1h 27m JA

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MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

Synopsis

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“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Chosuke Ikariya
Cha Katō
Chu Arai
Kōji Nakamoto
Boo Takagi
Norihei Miki
Ichirō Arishima
Yōko Yamamoto

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yūsuke Watanabe
Writers: Yūsuke Watanabe
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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

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2 / 7

ERA

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57 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

CINEMA

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Part of the "Toho's The Drifters Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 7

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Chosuke Ikariya and Cha Katō and Chu Arai carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0329016 — 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

Yūsuke Watanabe directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
257 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.
5Chosuke Ikariya and Cha Katō and Chu Arai carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0329016 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.