A Modern Yakuza: Humanity and Justice of the Outlaw

1969 1h 32m JA

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6.7

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★6.7TMDB · 3

Synopsis

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Back after four years, Goro learns his younger brother's been thrown out of the gang and his girlfriend's married another man. It's payback time.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Bunta Sugawara
Ryō Ikebe
Masakazu Tamura
Fumio Watanabe
Yoshie Mizutani
Reiko Asoo
Seizaburō Kawazu
Keiji Takamiya

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yasuo Furuhata
Writers: Akira Murao, Norio Osada
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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CRAFT

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

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

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Masao Yagi. 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 Yoshiki Nagasawa 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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Bunta Sugawara and Ryō Ikebe and Masakazu Tamura carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0225845 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yasuo Furuhata directs. Yoshikazu Yamasawa behind the camera. Masao Yagi scores. Yoshiki Nagasawa cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

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 Yoshikazu Yamasawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Masao Yagi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Yoshiki Nagasawa shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Bunta Sugawara and Ryō Ikebe and Masakazu Tamura carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0225845 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.