Gambler Biography

1968 1h 38m JA

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★6.0TMDB · 2

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Synopsis

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Historical Yakuza gangster film set the early years of the Showa era.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Koji Tsuruta
Yûjirô Wakamatsu
Minoru Ōki
Osamu Kawada
Sanae Kitabayashi
Nobuko Kawada
Tomisaburō Wakayama
Adachi Sanji
Sumiko Fuji
Kasuya
Ken Takakura
Saburo Kitajima
Kôhei Kozakura
Masumi Tachibana
Okumi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Shigehiro Ozawa
Writers: Kazuo Kasahara
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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58 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Shigehiro Ozawa, shot by Jūhei Suzuki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Kozo Horiike 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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Koji Tsuruta and Minoru Ōki and Sanae Kitabayashi carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0062698 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Shigehiro Ozawa directs. Jūhei Suzuki behind the camera. Kozo Horiike cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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158 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Part of the "Gambler Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Shigehiro Ozawa, shot by Jūhei Suzuki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Kozo Horiike shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Koji Tsuruta and Minoru Ōki and Sanae Kitabayashi carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0062698 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Jūhei Suzuki
Editing: Kozo Horiike
Production design: Norimichi Igawa
Runtime: 98 min · 1h 38m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: Gambler Biography (1968)

Part of

Gambler Collection

Gambler (Bakuto) is a series of 10 ninkyo films starring Koji Tsuruta produced by Toei between 1964 and 1971. Not to be confused with Tsuruta and Toei's Gamblers (Bakuchi-uchi) series.