Black Strait

1964 1h 43m JA

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

CrimeAction

Synopsis

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Newly out of prison after killing his boss' rival, Akio Maki is eager to move on and start a new life with the boss' daughter. However, the chains of the past are not so easily broken and Maki is soon ordered to kill again.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Yūjirō Ishihara
Akio Maki
Yukiyo Toake
Noriko
Kazuko Yoshiyuki
Chisako Kayama
Ichirō Nakatani
Tetsuji Onuki
Gorō Tarumi
Otsuki
Tatsuya Fuji
Kayama
Asao Sano
Ryusaku
Yuji Odaka
Ozaki

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mio Ezaki
Writers: Gan Yamazaki, Hisataka Kai
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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62 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Akira Suzuki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Yūjirō Ishihara and Yukiyo Toake and Kazuko Yoshiyuki carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0352507 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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5 / 5

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Mio Ezaki directs. Akira Suzuki cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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162 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Editor Akira Suzuki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
3Yūjirō Ishihara and Yukiyo Toake and Kazuko Yoshiyuki carry the top of the cast.
4IMDB entry: tt0352507 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
5Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.