The Swindlers

1970 1h 27m JA

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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Interesting fights between the "Capone Group" and "Jumbo Group".

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Tatsuo Umemiya
Shingo Yamashiro
Reiko Oshida
Rikiya Yasuoka
Osamu Yamanouchi
Chie Kobayashi
Misa Toki
Harumi Sone

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yukio Noda
Writers: Eimei Yamamoto, Isao Matsumoto
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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56 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

CINEMA

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Part of the "Wolves of the City 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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CAST

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Tatsuo Umemiya and Shingo Yamashiro and Reiko Oshida carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0223332 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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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

Yukio Noda directs. 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.
256 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Wolves of the City Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Tatsuo Umemiya and Shingo Yamashiro and Reiko Oshida carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0223332 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Runtime: 87 min · 1h 27m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: The Swindlers (1970)

Part of

Wolves of the City Collection

Also known as the Wolves of the City series, Tatsuo Umemiya starred as the leader of a motorcycle youth gang called the Capones in seventeen between 1968 and 1974.