Seven Gamblers

1966 1h 32m JA

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 2

Synopsis

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Hanjiro, a one eyed vagrant arrives in Okinoshima to save the town from a violent Yakuza group with the help of six handicapped guys.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Koji Tsuruta
Tatsuo Endō
Kanbi Fujiyama
Nobuo Kaneko
Hiroshi Kato
Yoshi Katō
Hōsei Komatsu
Kyōsuke Machida

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Shigehiro Ozawa
Writers: Kazuo Kasahara
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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60 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Gambler Collection" — 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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Original score by Ichirō Saitō. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

CAST

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Koji Tsuruta and Tatsuo Endō and Kanbi Fujiyama carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0060146 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

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

Shigehiro Ozawa directs. Ichirō Saitō scores. Shintarō Miyamoto cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

160 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Part of the "Gambler Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Original score by Ichirō Saitō. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Shintarō Miyamoto shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Koji Tsuruta and Tatsuo Endō and Kanbi Fujiyama carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0060146 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Original score: Ichirō Saitō
Editing: Shintarō Miyamoto
Runtime: 92 min · 1h 32m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: Seven Gamblers (1966)

Part of

Gambler Collection

Gambler (Bakuto) is a series of 10 ninkyo films starring Koji Tsuruta produced by Toei between 1964 and 1971. Not to be confused with Tsuruta and Toei's Gamblers (Bakuchi-uchi) series.