Brutal Tales of Chivalry 7: Hell Is a Man's Destiny

1970 1h 32m JA

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★7.0TMDB · 2

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Synopsis

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Young yakuza Shujiro Hanada goes to prison after losing his cool in a rigged gambling game and slashing a few other players. When he's released in 1927, the world has changed. His sister died in the Great Kanto Earthquake and his father is also gone. His brother Jukichi invites him to stay at his in-laws and works in their family pub. He lies low, helping his blind mother-in-law and slowly developing a relationship with Ikuye, the hostess who helped him before his arrest. But trouble lurks when the resident gang decides to show its strength.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ken Takakura
Ryō Ikebe
Sumiko Fuji
Michiko Araki
Takeya Nakamura
Rinichi Yamamoto

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Masahiro Makino
Writers: Morimasa Owaku
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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56 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Brutal Tales of Chivalry Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Shunsuke Kikuchi. 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 Osamu Tanaka 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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Ken Takakura and Ryō Ikebe and Sumiko Fuji carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0066375 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Masahiro Makino directs. Shunsuke Kikuchi scores. Osamu Tanaka cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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156 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Part of the "Brutal Tales of Chivalry Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Original score by Shunsuke Kikuchi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Osamu Tanaka shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Ken Takakura and Ryō Ikebe and Sumiko Fuji carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0066375 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.