Won't Stand for Dying

1960 1h 12m JA

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Synopsis

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The son of the murdered Yakuza, Kenji, at the request of his mother, worked in a stable company. However, soon the girl Kenji Amy, who was in favor of the director of the company, is sexually harassed by him. Kenji beats the director and resigns. He asks his brother Ryota, the manager of the cabaret, to find a job, but his brother refuses him, and he is taken in by Senba, a yakuza boss specializing in smuggling and drugs...

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Tatsuo Umemiya
Kenji Mamiya
Yoshiko Mita
Emi Eshima
Naoko Kubo
Sumiko Yaguchi
Hisashi Inoue
Kenji Mamiya Childhood
Minoru Chiaki
Brother Ryota
Koji Komori
Brother Ryota Childhood
Ichirō Shimizu
Father of the Mamiya brothers
Akiko Kazami
Mother

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Eijirō Wakabayashi
Writers: Toshio Matsuura
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 72-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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66 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Osamu Tanaka 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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Tatsuo Umemiya and Yoshiko Mita and Naoko Kubo carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt6762190 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Eijirō Wakabayashi directs. Osamu Tanaka cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 72-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
266 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Editor Osamu Tanaka shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Tatsuo Umemiya and Yoshiko Mita and Naoko Kubo carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt6762190 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.