The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza Brothers

1974 1h 30m JA

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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With a Kansai syndicate vying for Tokyo, one man reunites with his roguish half-brother in the midst of negotiations, when all hell breaks loose.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Akira Kobayashi
Noboru Andō
Tsunehiko Watase
Fumio Watanabe
Takashi Shimura
Yukie Kagawa
Hiroko Fuji
Masaharu Arikawa

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sadao Nakajima
Writers: Kaiji Kawaguchi, Tatsuo Nogami
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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

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2 / 5

ERA

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52 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 5

CAST

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Akira Kobayashi and Noboru Andō and Tsunehiko Watase carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0322925 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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5 / 5

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

Sadao Nakajima directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
252 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Akira Kobayashi and Noboru Andō and Tsunehiko Watase carry the top of the cast.
4IMDB entry: tt0322925 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
5Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.