A Modern Yakuza: Broken Code

1971 1h 26m JA

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 2

Synopsis

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A young yakuza soldier is torn between staying in his current life or leaving his family when his boss refuses to follow their ancient code of ethics.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Bunta Sugawara
Gorō Ibuki
Hiroki Matsukata
Asao Koike
Yumiko Nogawa
Akiko Kudō

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kiyoshi Saeki
Writers: Morimasa Owaku, Kazuhiko Murakami
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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

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2 / 7

ERA

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55 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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

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4 / 7

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Bunta Sugawara and Gorō Ibuki and Hiroki Matsukata carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0225844 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kiyoshi Saeki directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
255 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "A Modern Yakuza" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Bunta Sugawara and Gorō Ibuki and Hiroki Matsukata carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0225844 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.