Tuff Part I - Origin

1990 1h 24m JA

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★7.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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Jiro, a freelancer working at a delivery pizza shop, witnesses the brilliant killing techniques of professional assassin Nejime at a gangster's office where he makes deliveries. Jiro rescues the wounded Nejime and volunteers to become his apprentice. From that day on, Jiro learns the art of killing in a dog eats dog world.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kazuya Kimura
Jiro
Junko Mihara
Makiko
Taka Okubo
Nejime
Rikiya Yasuoka
Hitman Nerome
Etsushi Toyokawa
Kenichi Yajima
Tetsu Watanabe
Takako Iwanami

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Masato Harada
Writers: Masato Harada
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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

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ERA

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

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3 / 7

CINEMA

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

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Hirohide Abe shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Kazuya Kimura and Junko Mihara and Taka Okubo carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt32410694 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Masato Harada directs. Hirohide Abe cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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184 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
236 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Tuff Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Editor Hirohide Abe shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Kazuya Kimura and Junko Mihara and Taka Okubo carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt32410694 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.