Gamblers

1967 1h 30m JA

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★8.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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Tsuruta is a respected tattoo artist working with comrades Machida and Yamashiro. His former boss, who also just happens to be the master who had tattooed the magnificent dragon on Tsuruta’s back, is now a dissolute, bitter drunk living with his son in law and sickly grandson. His daughter, the boy’s mom, is indentured at the brothel run by boss Nakamura and daughter Matsuo. Nakamura’s two faced second in command Amatsu will not let the mother see her son…

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Koji Tsuruta
Kyōsuke Machida
Tomisaburō Wakayama
Ozeki Isamu
Hiroko Sakuramachi
Seizaburō Kawazu
Asao Koike
Shingo Yamashiro
Hiroshi Nawa

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Shigehiro Ozawa
Writers: Akira Murao, Shigehiro Ozawa, Kōji Takada
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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2 / 8

ERA

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59 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Gamblers Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Shigehiro Ozawa, shot by Jūhei Suzuki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Koji Tsuruta and Kyōsuke Machida and Tomisaburō Wakayama carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0358372 — 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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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Shigehiro Ozawa directs. Jūhei Suzuki behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
259 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Gamblers Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Shigehiro Ozawa, shot by Jūhei Suzuki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Koji Tsuruta and Kyōsuke Machida and Tomisaburō Wakayama carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0358372 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.