Akado Suzunosuke: The Defeat of the Skull Mask Gang

1958 1h 0m JA

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Synopsis

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Suzunosuke must finish his battle with the Skull Mask Gang—while facing a cave man as well.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Taro Momoyama
Naritoshi Hayashi
Junko Mikawa
Yataro Kurokawa
Shōsaku Sugiyama
Ryūzaburō Mitsuoka
Eigorō Onoe
Shōzō Nanbu

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mitsuo Hirotsu
Writers: Tetsurō Yoshida, Shigeo Okamoto
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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68 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Akado Suzunosuke 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 Urato Watanabe. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Taro Momoyama and Naritoshi Hayashi and Junko Mikawa carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt11384154 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Mitsuo Hirotsu directs. Urato Watanabe scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
268 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Akado Suzunosuke Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Original score by Urato Watanabe. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Taro Momoyama and Naritoshi Hayashi and Junko Mikawa carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt11384154 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.