Call My Black Dice

1964 1h 21m JA

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Synopsis

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The wandering gambler (Akira Kobayashi) once again picks up the dice he forswore in order to take revenge of the gangsters who exploit good citizens. The second installment in The Gambler series.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Akira Kobayashi
Koji Himuro (Gambler)
Kōji Wada
Shuichi Shirosaki (Sakakibara's henchman; Gambler)
Mieko Nishio
Shigeko Hori (Nurse at Shirosaki Clinic)
Reiko Sasamori
Makiko Kihara (Hostess at Bar "Crown")
Shōbun Inoue
Kobe (Detective from Headquarters)
Sachiko Kozuki
Rie (Madam of Bar "Crown")
Tomoko Naraoka
Kane Kawano (Kawano's wife)
Yoshio Tabata
Customer singing at Bar "Crown"

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Motomu Ida
Writers: Motomu Ida, Gan Yamazaki, Toshiya Nomura
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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

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ERA

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62 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Himuro the Gambler Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Mutsuo Tanji 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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Akira Kobayashi and Kōji Wada and Mieko Nishio carry the top of the cast.

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IMDB entry: tt7052182 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Motomu Ida directs. Seitaro Omori scores. Mutsuo Tanji cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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181 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
262 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Himuro the Gambler Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Original score by Seitaro Omori. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Mutsuo Tanji shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Akira Kobayashi and Kōji Wada and Mieko Nishio carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt7052182 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.