Summer of the Lion Kings

1991 1h 47m JA

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 1

Drama

Synopsis

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Katsu, who belongs to the Murai group of the Sakagami Union, was frustrated by the distance from the yakuza world he had envisioned. At that time, Katsu, who met Osamu who belongs to the conflicting Dainippon Kyokushinkai, feels the real gangster scent of Osamu.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Show Aikawa
Masaru Matsunaga
Koji Matoba
Osamu Furuta
Miyuki Kosaka
Tomoko Kamei
Hideo Higashikokubaru
Shingo Arakawa
Shingo Kazami
Yuji Kanamoto
Hakuryu
Masateru Hashimoto
Yoshio Harada
Toshikazu Fukawa

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Banmei Takahashi
Writers: Takuya Nishioka, Shōji Kaneko
Languages: Japanese

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ERA

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

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 5

CAST

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Show Aikawa and Koji Matoba and Miyuki Kosaka carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0102907 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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5 / 5

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

Banmei Takahashi directs. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

135 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Show Aikawa and Koji Matoba and Miyuki Kosaka carry the top of the cast.
4IMDB entry: tt0102907 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
5Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.