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Released 24 years ago.
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Graveyard of Honor
2002 2h 11m JA
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★6.3TMDB · 62
CrimeDramaThrillerAction
Synopsis
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A barkeeper saves a yakuza boss' life and thus makes his way up in the organization. However, his fear of nothing soon causes problems.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Goro Kishitani
Rikuo Ishimatsu
Narimi Arimori
Chieko Kikuta
Ryôsuke Miki
Kôzô Imamura
Yoshiyuki Daichi
Yoshiyuki Ooshita
Hirotaro Honda
Correctional Officer
Harumi Inoue
Yôko Imamura
Renji Ishibashi
Denji Yukawa
Shigeo Kobayashi
Isa
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Takashi Miike
- Writers
- Shigenori Takechi
- Languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Directed by Takashi Miike, shot by Hideo Yamamoto. 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 Koji Endo. 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 Yasushi Shimamura 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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Goro Kishitani and Narimi Arimori and Ryôsuke Miki carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0316599 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Only 62 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Takashi Miike directs. Hideo Yamamoto behind the camera. Koji Endo scores. Yasushi Shimamura cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 24 years ago.
- 2Directed by Takashi Miike, shot by Hideo Yamamoto. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Koji Endo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Yasushi Shimamura shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Goro Kishitani and Narimi Arimori and Ryôsuke Miki carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt0316599 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 62 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Hideo Yamamoto
- Original score
- Koji Endo
- Editing
- Yasushi Shimamura
- Production design
- Tatsuo Ozeki
- Runtime
- 131 min · 2h 11m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- JA
Also by
Takashi Miike
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Toei Video Company
JP
- EX
Excellent Film
JP
Daiei Film
JP
Key crew
- Executive ProducerTsutomu Tsuchikawa
- Line ProducerHitoki Ookoshi
- Associate Producermichinao kai
- Executive ProducerMitsuru Kurosawa
- ProducerKazuyuki Yokoyama
- Supervising ProducerFujio Matsushima
- ProducerShigeji Maeda
- Production DesignTatsuo Ozeki
- NovelGoro Fujita
- EditorYasushi Shimamura
- Assistant DirectorFumiaki Kato
- Production ManagerYamabe Hirofumi
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- yakuza
- remake
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2002-06-22
Also known as
International titles
- New Graveyard of HonorUS
- Cementerio YakuzaES
- Shin jingi no hakabaJP
- 新仁義的墓場CN
- 新仁義的墓場TW
