The Kanto Brothers' Code of Honor

1971 1h 29m JA

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MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 1

Synopsis

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The Kanto Brothers' Code of Honor (関東兄弟仁義仁侠) is a 1971 film directed by Buichi Saitō. It is the ninth and last film in the Duty of Brotherhood series.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Saburo Kitajima
Gorō Ibuki
Hiroko Sakuramachi
Nobuo Kaneko
Ryōji Hayama
Hiroshi Nawa
Bunta Sugawara
Hideo Murata

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Buichi Saitō
Writers: Kōji Takada
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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

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ERA

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55 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

CINEMA

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Part of the "Code Between Brothers 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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CAST

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Saburo Kitajima and Gorō Ibuki and Hiroko Sakuramachi carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0328010 — 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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The take

Buichi Saitō directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
255 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Code Between Brothers Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Saburo Kitajima and Gorō Ibuki and Hiroko Sakuramachi carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0328010 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.