The Revenge and the Death

1963 1h 26m JA

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Synopsis

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A gritty, noirish gangster saga.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Koji Tsuruta
Tatsuo Umemiya
Hideo Matsunaga
Mamoru Ogawa
Chiyoko Honma
Sumiko Miyata
Hizuru Takachiho
Rie Misawa
Hiroshi Minami
Tomishima
Jun Tatara
Nobuo Kaneko
Kawazu

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Shigehiro Ozawa
Writers: Akira Murao
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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ERA

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63 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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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Shigehiro Ozawa, shot by Hanjirō Nakazawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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CAST

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Koji Tsuruta and Tatsuo Umemiya and Mamoru Ogawa carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0224675 — 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

Shigehiro Ozawa directs. Hanjirō Nakazawa behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
263 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Shigehiro Ozawa, shot by Hanjirō Nakazawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Koji Tsuruta and Tatsuo Umemiya and Mamoru Ogawa carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0224675 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.