Fudoh: The New Generation

1996 1h 39m JA

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6.7

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★6.7TMDB · 81

ActionThrillerCrimeComedyDrama

Synopsis

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In order to settle a business dispute, a mob leader murders one of his own teenage sons. The surviving son vows to avenge his brother's death, and organizes his own gang of teenage killers to destroy his father's organization.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Shosuke Tanihara
Riki Fudoh
Riki Takeuchi
Daigen Nohma
Kenji Takano
Akira Aizome
Toru Minegishi
Iwao Fudoh
Miho Nomoto
Mika Kannonji
Tamaki Kenmotsu
Touko Zenzai
Marie Jinno
Jun Minoru
Takeshi Caesar
Akihiro Gondo

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Takashi Miike
Writers: Toshiyuki Morioka
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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30 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

CRAFT

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

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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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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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Chu Ishikawa. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

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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6 / 8

CAST

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Shosuke Tanihara and Riki Takeuchi and Kenji Takano carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0123092 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 81 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. Chu Ishikawa scores. Yasushi Shimamura cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

130 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Fudoh" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Takashi Miike, shot by Hideo Yamamoto. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Chu Ishikawa. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Yasushi Shimamura shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Shosuke Tanihara and Riki Takeuchi and Kenji Takano carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0123092 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 81 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Hideo Yamamoto
Original score: Chu Ishikawa
Editing: Yasushi Shimamura
Runtime: 99 min · 1h 39m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: Fudoh: The New Generation (1996)

Part of

Fudoh

A super delinquent school located in the middle of the entertainment district of Hakata, Kyushu, where fear and violence reign supreme, is the private Chushu Kogyo Gakuen High School. Aizome Akira, a transfer student with confidence in his skills and courage, sees a man in the school, a second year student named Fudo. Fudo is a handsome boy with cool eyes, but he is the leader of the Fudo family, a subordinate group of the Nioukai, Kyushu's largest crime syndicate.