A Modern Yakuza: The Code of the Lawless

1969 1h 32m JA

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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Just released on parole, one young man hurtles towards a face-off with the gangsters controlling Shinjuku and its lucrative prostitutes.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Bunta Sugawara
Kyōsuke Machida
Tomisaburō Wakayama
Sumiko Fuji
Takashi Shimura
Shingo Yamashiro
Nami Tamura
Masumi Tachibana

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yasuo Furuhata
Writers: Akira Murao
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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57 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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2 / 7

CRAFT

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Part of the "A Modern Yakuza" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yasuo Furuhata, shot by Ichirō Hoshijima. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Bunta Sugawara and Kyōsuke Machida and Tomisaburō Wakayama carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0063004 — 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

Yasuo Furuhata directs. Ichirō Hoshijima behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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157 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Part of the "A Modern Yakuza" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Yasuo Furuhata, shot by Ichirō Hoshijima. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Bunta Sugawara and Kyōsuke Machida and Tomisaburō Wakayama carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0063004 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.