The Scoundler vs. The Viper Brothers

1974 1h 30m JA

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

ActionComedyCrime

Synopsis

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A crossover between Wakayama's Gokudo and Sugawara Mamushi series. Gokudo runs a restaurant and makes Takuzo Kawatani his kitchen bitch. He tries to do the same for the Mamushi bros. but the boys don't play along, which pisses Gokudo off. Things get worse when he starts helping a young teacher and Bunta has a crush on a pretty girl... and unbeknownst to them it's the same woman! Yes, the film has not one but two romantic subplots! Of course it all ends in bloodshed.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Bunta Sugawara
Tomisaburō Wakayama
Nijiko Kiyokawa
Tamio Kawachi
Masaru Shiga
Kenichi Sakuragi
Yuriko Mishima
Rokkō Toura

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sadao Nakajima
Writers: Isao Matsumoto, Eimei Yamamoto, Sadao Nakajima
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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

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ERA

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52 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 6

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 6

CAST

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Bunta Sugawara and Tomisaburō Wakayama and Nijiko Kiyokawa carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0225877 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

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

Sadao Nakajima directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
252 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Bunta Sugawara and Tomisaburō Wakayama and Nijiko Kiyokawa carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0225877 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.