Tange Sazen: The Million Ryo Pot

1982 1h 32m JA

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 2

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Synopsis

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Seeking revenge after a brutal attack that left him disfigured, a former assassin gets drawn into a high-stakes conflict over a valuable treasure.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Tatsuya Nakadai
Sazen Tange
Tsutomu Isobe
Genzaburô Yagyu
Kayo Matsuo
Kushimaki Fuji
Isao Natsuyagi
Gamô Taiken
Isamu Ago
Ichirō Nakatani
Masako Natsume
Kō Nishimura

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hideo Gosha
Writers: Kei Tasaka, Hideo Gosha
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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44 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Toshio Taniguchi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Tatsuya Nakadai and Tsutomu Isobe and Kayo Matsuo carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt9002044 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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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

Hideo Gosha directs. Toshio Taniguchi cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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144 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Editor Toshio Taniguchi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Tatsuya Nakadai and Tsutomu Isobe and Kayo Matsuo carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt9002044 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
7Classified under 8 themes, including "treasure", "japan", "samurai", "revenge".