Delinquent Boss: Alley Dog Commando

1972 1h 27m JA

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★8.0TMDB · 2

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Synopsis

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This is the Fifteenth film in the series. There were seventeen Wolves of the City films between 1968 & 1974, in the main aimed at shock-value & “pinku” soft-core with sex, nudity, violence, gunplay, & a lot of mainly pointless foolishness when the biker gang coopts racist or nazi imagery, inventing a non-existent youth culture void of morality…

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Tatsuo Umemiya
Rikiya Yasuoka
Shingo Yamashiro
Shun Ueda
Reiko Ike
Toru Minegishi
Tatsuya Fuji
Eiko Yanami

Credits

Behind the camera

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

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Wolves of the City Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yukio Noda, shot by Kiichi Inada. 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 Masao Yagi. 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 Yoshiki Nagasawa 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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Tatsuo Umemiya and Rikiya Yasuoka and Shingo Yamashiro carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0223334 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Yukio Noda directs. Kiichi Inada behind the camera. Masao Yagi scores. Yoshiki Nagasawa cuts. 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.
254 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Wolves of the City Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Yukio Noda, shot by Kiichi Inada. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Masao Yagi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Yoshiki Nagasawa shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Tatsuo Umemiya and Rikiya Yasuoka and Shingo Yamashiro carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0223334 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Kiichi Inada
Original score: Masao Yagi
Editing: Yoshiki Nagasawa
Runtime: 87 min · 1h 27m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: Delinquent Boss: Alley Dog Commando (1972)

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.