A Yakuza Goes Home

1970 1h 40m JA

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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Shimamura & Mineko return to Kamagasaki in Osaka. In their return Shimamura quickly finds himself defending a lady in distress. During the skirmish he bumps into his old buddies who turns him on to the "new" goings on in town, Shimamura is angered to discover a Chinese triad organization has overthrown their gang, a situation they must reverse. Now he and the old gang finds themselves putting their lives on the line defending the honor of the "Yakuza Way", the locals of Osaka, even Japan!!

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Tomisaburō Wakayama
Shimayoshi Shimamura
Nijiko Kiyokawa
Minako Shimamura
Shingo Yamashiro
George
Kenji Ushio
Teruo
Bin Amatsu
Defense
Minoru Ōki
Jiro Fukami
Takuzō Kawatani
Tatsuo
Hiroko Sakuramachi
Ryoko Matsudaira

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kōsaku Yamashita
Writers: Isao Matsumoto
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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56 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kōsaku Yamashita, shot by Motoya Washio. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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CAST

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Tomisaburō Wakayama and Nijiko Kiyokawa and Shingo Yamashiro carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0225876 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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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. Motoya Washio behind the camera. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

156 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Part of the "Scoundrel Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Kōsaku Yamashita, shot by Motoya Washio. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Tomisaburō Wakayama and Nijiko Kiyokawa and Shingo Yamashiro carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0225876 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.