Street Mobster

1972 1h 32m JA

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 48

CrimeActionThriller

Synopsis

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After serving time, a defiant street thug is incensed to find his town overrun by two yakuza factions. He gathers his crew and takes them on.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Bunta Sugawara
Isamu Okita
Noboru Andō
Boss Yato
Asao Koike
Kizaki
Hideo Murota
Miyahara
Kyōsuke Machida
Takeo Gunji
Mayumi Nagisa
Kimiyo
Noboru Mitani
Taniguchi
Nobuo Yana
Karasawa

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kinji Fukasaku
Writers: Yoshihiro Ishimatsu, Kinji Fukasaku
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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1 / 8

ERA

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54 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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2 / 8

CRAFT

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Part of the "A Modern Yakuza" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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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 Kinji Fukasaku, shot by Hanjirō Nakazawa. 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 Toshiaki Tsushima. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

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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7 / 8

CAST

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Bunta Sugawara and Noboru Andō and Asao Koike carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0068629 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kinji Fukasaku directs. Hanjirō Nakazawa behind the camera. Toshiaki Tsushima scores. Osamu Tanaka cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

154 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Part of the "A Modern Yakuza" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Kinji Fukasaku, shot by Hanjirō Nakazawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Toshiaki Tsushima. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Osamu Tanaka shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Bunta Sugawara and Noboru Andō and Asao Koike carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0068629 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 48 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.