Useless Creature: Fighting Man's Life

1970 1h 27m JA

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★9.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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Soft-Boiled Goro is a 1970 film directed by Kazuo Ikehiro

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Shintarō Katsu
Yumiko Fujita
Akira Yamanouchi
Kō Nishimura
Gō Ibuki
Yukio Horikita
Hajime Koshikawa
Jun Nagasawa

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kazuo Ikehiro
Writers: Yoshihiro Ishimatsu
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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

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ERA

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56 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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CAST

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Shintarō Katsu and Yumiko Fujita and Akira Yamanouchi carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0226037 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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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

Kazuo Ikehiro directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
256 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Shintarō Katsu and Yumiko Fujita and Akira Yamanouchi carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0226037 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.