Shibuya Night Wars

1998 1h 23m JA

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

Drama

Synopsis

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A Shibuya-kei violence movie in which ferocious love runs fast. The director is Ataru Oikawa. Beasts that cut through the darkness. Prostitution, yak buying and selling, tear gas bullets and pistols are readily available, and team conflicts are unchecked. Such a city, Shibuya. The bloody struggle between the twin brothers Keita and Yuta, who manage the club "Phantom" and partition Shibuya, and the Ikebukuro team "Lucky's" was also intensifying. Eiji, the leader of "Lucky's", teams up with Tanabe of the yakuza organization Hanyukai to challenge the final battle. They stabbed Toru, one of Keita's team, and abducted and confined Mamoru, who was sending information about "Lucky's" to Keita. And the future of the final battle...

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kôichirô Kudô
Junichirô Kudô
Issei Sakamoto
Madoka Ozawa
Kenji Mizuhashi
Asami Jō

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ataru Oikawa
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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83 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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3 / 6

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 6

CAST

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Kôichirô Kudô and Junichirô Kudô and Issei Sakamoto carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0226436 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

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

Ataru Oikawa directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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183 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
228 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Kôichirô Kudô and Junichirô Kudô and Issei Sakamoto carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0226436 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.