Greed in Broad Daylight

1961 1h 22m JA

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 2

DramaCrime

Synopsis

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After a successful robbery the culprits, from very different backgrounds, at once turn on each other.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Tetsuro Tamba
Miyahara
Naoko Kubo
Aki
Harumi Sone
Saburo
Issac Saxson
Tom Twain (GI Deserter)
Robert Dunham
A Southern Cracker
Hitomi Nakahara
Mitsuo Andō
Eijirō Yanagi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kinji Fukasaku
Writers: Susumu Saji
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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

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ERA

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65 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 Kinji Fukasaku, 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 Koichi Kawabe. 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 Osamu Tanaka 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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Tetsuro Tamba and Naoko Kubo and Harumi Sone carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0236278 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kinji Fukasaku directs. Ichirō Hoshijima behind the camera. Koichi Kawabe scores. Osamu Tanaka cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

182 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
265 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Kinji Fukasaku, shot by Ichirō Hoshijima. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Koichi Kawabe. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Osamu Tanaka shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Tetsuro Tamba and Naoko Kubo and Harumi Sone carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0236278 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.