Violent Fraternity

1974 1h 34m JA

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 1

CrimeAction

Synopsis

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Set in Shibuya in 1949, this is another film based on real life former yakuza boss Noboru Ando's memoirs.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Bunta Sugawara
Noboru Andō
Tatsuo Umemiya
Tsunehiko Watase
Yūko Katagiri
Kyōko Okada
Hiroshi Nawa
Kenji Imai

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sadao Nakajima
Writers: Hirō Matsuda, Noboru Andō
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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52 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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2 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Ando Gang Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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

MoodPlayr · trivia#03

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Kenjiro Hirose. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 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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6 / 8

CAST

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Bunta Sugawara and Noboru Andō and Tatsuo Umemiya carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0228012 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

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

Sadao Nakajima directs. Hanjirō Nakazawa behind the camera. Kenjiro Hirose scores. Osamu Tanaka cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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152 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Part of the "Ando Gang Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Sadao Nakajima, shot by Hanjirō Nakazawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Kenjiro Hirose. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Osamu Tanaka shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Bunta Sugawara and Noboru Andō and Tatsuo Umemiya carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0228012 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.