Gang vs. G-Men

1962 1h 22m JA

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7.5

BANGER

★7.5TMDB · 2

Crime

Synopsis

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Two rival gangs of gangsters clash for dominance of a neighborhood.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Koji Tsuruta
Shiro Kikukawa
Yoshiko Sakuma
Tetsuro Tamba
Toru Tezuka
Sonny Chiba
Tatsuo Umemiya
Kuroki
Yoshi Katō
Detective Ogata
Akikane Sawa
Ooka
Harumi Sone
Goro Ishihara

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kinji Fukasaku
Writers: Akira Murao
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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2 / 8

ERA

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64 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kinji Fukasaku, shot by Yoshikazu Yamasawa. 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 Kan Suzuki 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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Koji Tsuruta and Yoshiko Sakuma and Tetsuro Tamba carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0056006 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Kinji Fukasaku directs. Yoshikazu Yamasawa behind the camera. Koichi Kawabe scores. Kan Suzuki cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

182 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
264 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Gyangu Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Kinji Fukasaku, shot by Yoshikazu Yamasawa. 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 Kan Suzuki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Koji Tsuruta and Yoshiko Sakuma and Tetsuro Tamba carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0056006 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.