Showdown at Nagasaki

1969 1h 34m JA

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 1

Drama

Synopsis

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When Keiji Takama returns to Nagasaki, he finds many changes. The rights of the entertainment field that had been held by his family have been taken over by the Matsui Group, a new gangster setup. So he becomes head of the Takama Group to regain lost territory. With the cooperation of all the Bosses from Tokyo to Nagasaki, who had known his father, Keiji recovers the rights to put on shows at the City Hall. As he had feared, however, Matsui begins to interfere with his plans. Keiji's men are furious, but he knows better than to take up the cudgels with Matsui at this important time. Whatever Matsui does, Keiji goes one better. Frustrated and bitter, Matsui calls in the help of Koiwa, a killer. Now, having tried his best to oust Keiji but finding that he is made of sterner stuff than he had counted on, he decides to have Koiwa do away with him for good.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Tetsuya Watari
Keiji Takama
Eiji Gō
Hiroko Masuda
Kayoko Saito
Ryōji Hayama
Yoshirō Aoki
Kunimitsu Matsui
Kōtarō Sugie
Gen Shimizu
Junichi Takagi
Masao Matsuda

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Takashi Nomura
Writers: Yukiya Nakamura, Kaneo Ikegami
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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57 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Takashi Nomura, shot by Shigeyoshi Mine. 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 Saburo Matsuura. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Tetsuya Watari and Eiji Gō and Hiroko Masuda carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0203899 — 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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The take

Takashi Nomura directs. Shigeyoshi Mine behind the camera. Saburo Matsuura scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

157 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Takashi Nomura, shot by Shigeyoshi Mine. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Saburo Matsuura. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Tetsuya Watari and Eiji Gō and Hiroko Masuda carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0203899 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.