Expelled from the Kanto Mob

1971 1h 27m JA

Synopsis

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In the late Taisho era. Umeshima Jinbei, the president of the Kanto Umeshima Kai, divided the area into the Kuroda family to the south and the Takeuchi family to the north in order to protect the security of Kame no Ii, which had opened up in place of the Yoshiwara brothel that had been burnt down in the earthquake, and had the Kuroda family rule their respective territories. Chichibu Yasaburo, the small head of the Kuroda family, had a good reputation as the mainstay of the family and was trusted by his boss Mankichi, but Furuno, who was in love with Mankichi's daughter Mie, who was in love with Yasaburo, informally informed the Takeuchi clan and took out Mankichi's seal and borrowed money from Takeuchi in the name of Yasaburo to line his pockets.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Tetsuya Watari
Kei Satō
Mitsuko Oka
Junko Natsu
Rinichi Yamamoto

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Keiichi Ozawa
Writers: Tatsuhiko Kamoi
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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

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ERA

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55 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Tetsuya Watari and Kei Satō and Mitsuko Oka carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt8086892 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Keiichi Ozawa directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
255 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Kanto Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Tetsuya Watari and Kei Satō and Mitsuko Oka carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt8086892 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.