Code Between Brothers

1966 1h 27m JA

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★8.0TMDB · 2

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Synopsis

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Famous enka singer Saburo Kitajima stars as Katsuji, a traveling craps artist who finds great camaraderie on the road.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Saburo Kitajima
Katsuji
Hiroki Matsukata
Yukichi
Hideo Murata
Koji Tsuruta
Fujikami
Junko Miyazono
Kuni
Yukiko Ninomiya
Jiro Shinkawa
Tōru Abe
Kito

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kōsaku Yamashita
Writers: Akira Murao, Norifumi Suzuki
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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

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ERA

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60 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Code Between Brothers Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kōsaku Yamashita, shot by Motoya Washio. 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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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Tadao Kanda shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Saburo Kitajima and Hiroki Matsukata and Hideo Murata carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kōsaku Yamashita directs. Motoya Washio behind the camera. Shunsuke Kikuchi scores. Tadao Kanda cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
260 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Code Between Brothers Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Kōsaku Yamashita, shot by Motoya Washio. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Shunsuke Kikuchi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Tadao Kanda shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Saburo Kitajima and Hiroki Matsukata and Hideo Murata carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt0186282 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.