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Yakuza Jihad
2002 1h 39m JA
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8.0
BANGER
★8.0TMDB · 1
Drama
Synopsis
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The first in the "Gokudo Seisen" series, a hard-line action OV that presents the original draft of Shigenori Takechi under the supervision of Takashi Miike of "IZO". It depicts the activities of the martial arts yakuza who challenge the major general contractors who are plotting wrongdoing. Actors such as Taishu Kase and Hiroki Matsukata performed well with the men living in Shuraba.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Hakuryu
Taishu Kase
Aya Kawamura
Shigeo Kobayashi
Hiroki Matsukata
Toshiya Nagasawa
Miho Nomoto
Hitoshi Ozawa
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Takeshi Yokoi
- Writers
- Shigenori Takechi
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The take
Takeshi Yokoi directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 24 years ago.
- 2Part of the "Gokudô Seisen Series" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Hakuryu and Taishu Kase and Aya Kawamura carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0361655 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 99 min · 1h 39m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- JA
Part of
Gokudô Seisen Series
Gokudo Seisen Series
Also by
Takeshi Yokoi
Key crew
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2002-07-08
