The Marked Man

1968 1h 29m JA

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

Synopsis

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A man from Osaka comes up to Tokyo to fight gangsterism.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Tomisaburō Wakayama
Kyōsuke Machida
Junko Miyazono
Minoru Ōki
Bunta Sugawara
Kanjūrō Arashi
Masumi Harukawa
Rinichi Yamamoto

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kōsaku Yamashita
Writers: Isao Matsumoto, Motohiro Torii
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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

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2 / 8

ERA

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58 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 Kōsaku Yamashita, shot by Jūhei Suzuki. 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 Isao Tomita. 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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Tomisaburō Wakayama and Kyōsuke Machida and Junko Miyazono carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0295055 — 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

Kōsaku Yamashita directs. Jūhei Suzuki behind the camera. Isao Tomita scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
258 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Kōsaku Yamashita, shot by Jūhei Suzuki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Isao Tomita. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Tomisaburō Wakayama and Kyōsuke Machida and Junko Miyazono carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0295055 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.