Sworn Brothers

1969 1h 30m JA

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8.3

BANGER

★8.3TMDB · 3

CrimeDrama

Synopsis

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Ichikawa Raizo’s last film. He plays a Yakuza enforcer who kills a man on his boss's orders. He’s then sent to a provincial town to lie low, only to be caught in another war orchestrated by his original boss who has set him up.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Raizō Ichikawa
Jokichi Sakurada
Jūshirō Konoe
Kojiro
Mitsuyo Kamei
Osono
Machiko Hasegawa
Hatsu
Ryūnosuke Kaneda
Kitamatsu Itizou
Yoshio Kaneuchi
Wajima
Kenjirō Ishiyama
Nakajirō Tomita
Sugitani Risaburou

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kimiyoshi Yasuda
Writers: Kōji Takada
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 / 8

ERA

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57 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kimiyoshi Yasuda, shot by Hiroshi Imai. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Kanji Suganuma 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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Raizō Ichikawa and Jūshirō Konoe and Mitsuyo Kamei carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1914209 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kimiyoshi Yasuda directs. Hiroshi Imai behind the camera. Hajime Kaburagi scores. Kanji Suganuma cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
257 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Directed by Kimiyoshi Yasuda, shot by Hiroshi Imai. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Hajime Kaburagi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Kanji Suganuma shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Raizō Ichikawa and Jūshirō Konoe and Mitsuyo Kamei carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt1914209 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.