Million Dollar Smash-and-Grab

1961 1h 30m JA

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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A boxing melodrama. Two friends become boxers and begin training for the championship. These two boys eventually face each other in the ring.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kōji Wada
Kinji Mitsui
Misako Watanabe
Tomiko Haraguchi
Nobuo Kaneko
Kozo Haraguchi
Keisuke Noro
Tokichi Shimoyama
Goichi Yamada
Tokuji Yasuda
Naomi Ozawa
Masahiro Kinoshita
Daizaburo Hirata

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Seijun Suzuki
Writers: Yasutaro Yagi
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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ERA

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65 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Seijun Suzuki, 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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Editor Akira Suzuki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Kōji Wada and Misako Watanabe and Nobuo Kaneko carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0054998 — 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

Seijun Suzuki directs. Shigeyoshi Mine behind the camera. Akira Suzuki cuts. 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.
265 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Directed by Seijun Suzuki, shot by Shigeyoshi Mine. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Akira Suzuki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Kōji Wada and Misako Watanabe and Nobuo Kaneko carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0054998 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.