Kyu-chan, Draw Your Sword

1963 1h 27m JA

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

Comedy

Synopsis

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A laid-back man tries to become a member of the yakuza.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kyū Sakamoto
Yōko Minamida
Fumitake Ōmura
Fujio Tokita
Toyo Takahashi
Masao Oda
Kōshirō Harada
Yumiko Kokonoe

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Masahiro Makino
Writers: Tohru Yoshikawa, Noboru Jou, Ippei Okamoto
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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

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2 / 8

ERA

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63 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Masahiro Makino, shot by Nagaki Yamagishi. 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 Hachidai Nakamura. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Kyū Sakamoto and Yōko Minamida and Fumitake Ōmura carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt11202578 — 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

Masahiro Makino directs. Nagaki Yamagishi behind the camera. Hachidai Nakamura scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
263 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Masahiro Makino, shot by Nagaki Yamagishi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Hachidai Nakamura. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Kyū Sakamoto and Yōko Minamida and Fumitake Ōmura carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt11202578 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.