Dice and Swords

1968 1h 30m JA

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7.7

BANGER

★7.7TMDB · 3

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Synopsis

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The year is 1926. It has been three years since the Great Kanto earthquake hit Tokyo. Everything is being rebuilt from the ground up. Odera crime syndicate saw this as an opportunity to expand its territory. The Odera boss arranges marriage between his daughter Orin (Ruriko Asaoka) and the son of notorious Gyotoku clan, but Orin’s heart belonged to Shinjiro (Yujiro Ishihara), a member of her father’s clan.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Yūjirō Ishihara
Hideki Takahashi
Ruriko Asaoka
Ryōji Hayama
Yuji Odaka
Tamae Isobe
Machiko Yashiro
Shirō Ōsaka

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Akinori Matsuo
Writers: Seiji Hoshikawa, Akinori Matsuo
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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

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ERA

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58 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Akinori Matsuo, shot by Kazumi Iwasa. 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 Masayoshi Ikeda. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Yūjirō Ishihara and Hideki Takahashi and Ruriko Asaoka carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0294958 — 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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The take

Akinori Matsuo directs. Kazumi Iwasa behind the camera. Masayoshi Ikeda scores. Shinya Inoue cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
258 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Directed by Akinori Matsuo, shot by Kazumi Iwasa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Masayoshi Ikeda. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Shinya Inoue shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Yūjirō Ishihara and Hideki Takahashi and Ruriko Asaoka carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0294958 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.