New Third Gangster VIII

1998 1h 28m JA

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Synopsis

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The 8th installment of the "New Third Gokudo" series, which is a visualization of the work of Kazuhiko Murakami, which depicts the stories of men living in the world of gangsters. In the wake of the shooting of Todo-gumi Wakato and Hattori, disturbing movements began to appear around Masaki, the second generation of the Wuxia Association. Masaki, who explores the situation, finds out the existence of the mysterious organization "Sakurakai", but behind it, there is an even bigger one!

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kiyoshi Nakajo
Reijiro Masaki

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Masaru Tsushima
Writers: Ichirō Ōtsu, Kazuhiko Murakami, Kazuhiko Murakami
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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

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ERA

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

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CINEMA

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Part of the "The Third Gangster 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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The take

Masaru Tsushima directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
228 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "The Third Gangster Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.