13 Steps of Maki: The Young Aristocrats

1975 1h 18m JA

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6.6

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7.1

IMDB

★6.6TMDB · 14★7.1IMDB · 137

ActionCrimeDrama

Synopsis

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Maki is the leader of a female gang who fights for justice, but she ends up being framed and sent to a sadistic woman's prison. Will Maki be able to escape and take revenge?

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Etsuko Shihomi
Maki Hyuga (13-kaidan no Maki)
Sonny Chiba
Kenichi Hyuga
Ohara Misa
Takako Ebihara
Hiroshi Nawa
Ryunosuke Daimon
Tatsuya Nanjo
Tetsuya Eto
Hiroshi Kondō
Taizo Ebihara
Kōji Fujiyama
Hideo Murota
Warden Akae

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Makoto Naito
Writers: Takeo Kaneko, Makoto Naito
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 78-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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51 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

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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Directed by Makoto Naito, shot by Yoshikazu Yamasawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 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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6 / 8

CAST

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Etsuko Shihomi and Sonny Chiba and Ohara Misa carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0328619 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 14 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Makoto Naito directs. Yoshikazu Yamasawa behind the camera. Shunsuke Kikuchi scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 78-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
251 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Makoto Naito, shot by Yoshikazu Yamasawa. 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.
6Etsuko Shihomi and Sonny Chiba and Ohara Misa carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0328619 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 14 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.