The Rough One

1969 1h 26m JA

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

Drama

Synopsis

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A tale of wannabe yakuza youths. When not cooking up scams with his buddies, Zenkichi develops a crush on Taro's disgusted sister, Miki. But soon the young hoods run afoul of their underworld idols when they rob the wrong gang, led by brutal boss Konno. When Zenkichi's pals start to bite the dust, he hooks up with a more traditional yakuza, Tetsugoro, to retaliate.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Tsuneo Aoki
Murai
Tatsuya Fuji
Taro
Jotaro Togami
Akira Kobayashi
Yuji
Ryōji Hayama
Goro
Masahiko Tanimura
Matsuyoshi
Yuri Yoshioka
Reiko
Rika Fujie
Rosa Natsukawa

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yasuharu Hasebe
Writers: Gan Yamazaki
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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

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2 / 7

ERA

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57 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 7

CAST

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Tsuneo Aoki and Tatsuya Fuji and Jotaro Togami carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0391762 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yasuharu Hasebe directs. Mutsuo Tanji cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
257 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Editor Mutsuo Tanji shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Tsuneo Aoki and Tatsuya Fuji and Jotaro Togami carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0391762 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.