Outlaw Under a Blue Canopy

1960 1h 29m JA

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 2

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Synopsis

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Sheriff Goro goes undercover to investigate drug smugglers.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ken Takakura
Yoshiko Sakuma
Kenji Imai
Mitsue Komiya
Eiji Okada
Susumu Namishima
Mitsuko Miura
Yoshi Katō

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Shoichi Shimazu
Writers: Kinya Naoi
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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ERA

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66 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Shoichi Shimazu, shot by Ichirō Hoshijima. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

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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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Ken Takakura and Yoshiko Sakuma and Kenji Imai carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0331118 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Shoichi Shimazu directs. Ichirō Hoshijima behind the camera. Masayoshi Ikeda scores. Hiroshi Suzuki cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
266 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Shoichi Shimazu, shot by Ichirō Hoshijima. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Masayoshi Ikeda. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Hiroshi Suzuki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Ken Takakura and Yoshiko Sakuma and Kenji Imai carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0331118 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.