Yakuza Wanderer: Villainous Livelihood

1969 1h 23m JA

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 1

ActionCrimeComedy

Synopsis

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A humorous yakuza action melodrama with gangsters, drugs and that old comedy-standby, white slavery.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Akira Kobayashi
Tetsuya Watari
Joe Shishido
Shigeru Amachi
Nijiko Kiyokawa
Eiji Gō
Yasuko Matsui
Kayako Sono

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mio Ezaki
Writers: Gan Yamazaki
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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

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ERA

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57 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 6

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 6

CAST

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Akira Kobayashi and Tetsuya Watari and Joe Shishido carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0360215 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

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

Mio Ezaki directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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183 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
257 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Akira Kobayashi and Tetsuya Watari and Joe Shishido carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0360215 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.