Jingi: Prologue

"JINGI BEGINS NOW, LET'S GET JINGY BABY"

2001 1h 22m JA

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★6.0TMDB · 1

Synopsis

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The young Jin Kambayashi, still a cadet for the Suna clan, tries to shoot the second head of the rival Kurokawa clan, but accidentally shoots Giro Yazaki, a young man who has nothing to do with the yakuza, in the leg. Giro, an activist with dashed dreams of revolution, resonates with Jin's simple, straightforward way of life and volunteers to become a yakuza. Meanwhile, Onimaru, a lieutenant of the Kurokawa clan, has murdered the second head of the clan and is about to pin the crime on the Suna clan.

“JINGI BEGINS NOW, LET'S GET JINGY BABY”

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Cast

Riki Takeuchi
Jin Kanbayashi
Toshihiko Sakakibara
Giro Yazaki
Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi
Kumosuke
Daisuke Negishi
Yonesuke
Shun Sugata
Onimaru
Tadashi Okuno
Sunagawa

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Noboru Matsui
Languages: Japanese

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RUNTIME

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

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ERA

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

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Jingi 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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Riki Takeuchi and Toshihiko Sakakibara and Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "JINGI BEGINS NOW, LET'S GET JINGY BABY".

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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

Noboru Matsui directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

182 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
225 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Jingi Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Riki Takeuchi and Toshihiko Sakakibara and Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "JINGI BEGINS NOW, LET'S GET JINGY BABY".
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.