Gang vs. Gang

1962 1h 29m JA

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7.3

SOLID

★7.3TMDB · 3

Crime

Synopsis

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The plot opens with the hero (Tsuruta) leaving prison, having served time through taking the blame for a fellow gang member’s crime. However, his former gang boss seems to have gone to seed, with people now killing each other and dealing in drugs. The hero then teams up with a lone operator (Tamba) who specialises in shaking down gangsters.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Koji Tsuruta
Tatsuo Umemiya
Yoshiko Mita
Machiko Yashiro
Kazuko Matsuo
Harumi Sone
Nobuo Yana
Akikane Sawa

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Teruo Ishii
Writers: Teruo Ishii
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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

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2 / 8

ERA

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64 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Gyangu Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

CAST

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Koji Tsuruta and Tatsuo Umemiya and Yoshiko Mita carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0056007 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Teruo Ishii directs. Yoshikazu Yamasawa behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
264 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Gyangu Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Teruo Ishii, shot by Yoshikazu Yamasawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Koji Tsuruta and Tatsuo Umemiya and Yoshiko Mita carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0056007 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.