Brutal Tales of Chivalry

1965 1h 30m JA

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7.4

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★7.4TMDB · 11

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Synopsis

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After World War II, their town was a pile of rubble. Gennosuke, the second generation boss of the Kamizu Group was upholding yakuza chivalry by keeping black-market and illegal items out of their open-air market. Taking advantage of the mess, Iwasa and his gang take hold of goods from the US military, black-market and controlled items in order to become the most powerful group in Enko area.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ken Takakura
Seiji Terajima
Ryō Ikebe
Jukichi Kazama
Hiroki Matsukata
Masa
Tatsuo Umemiya
Goro
Yoshiko Mita
Aya
Shinjirō Ehara
Kiyo
Kenji Sugawara
Michitarō Mizushima
Iwasa

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kiyoshi Saeki
Writers: Isao Matsumoto, Eimei Yamamoto, Akira Murao
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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

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ERA

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61 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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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kiyoshi Saeki, shot by Ichirō Hoshijima. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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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 Yoshiki Nagasawa 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 Hiroki Matsukata carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0059714 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kiyoshi Saeki directs. Ichirō Hoshijima behind the camera. Shunsuke Kikuchi scores. Yoshiki Nagasawa cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
261 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Brutal Tales of Chivalry Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Kiyoshi Saeki, shot by Ichirō Hoshijima. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Shunsuke Kikuchi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Yoshiki Nagasawa shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Ken Takakura and Ryō Ikebe and Hiroki Matsukata carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0059714 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 11 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.