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1965 1h 21m JA

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 1

Drama

Synopsis

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A man who hunts for women and sells them to bars and cabarets. This film depicts the lives of men and women who breathe the dark side of the city and live with a mysterious strength amidst vice. The fourth film in the Night Youth series by the duo Umemiya Tatsuo and Midori Mako.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Tatsuo Umemiya
Mako Midori
Reiko Ōhara
Shigemi Kitahara
Chisako Hara
Arihiro Fujimura
Renji Ishibashi
Yukio Ninagawa

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hideo Sekigawa
Writers: Masashige Narusawa
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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

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2 / 7

ERA

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61 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Hideo Sekigawa, shot by Hanjirō Nakazawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Tatsuo Umemiya and Mako Midori and Reiko Ōhara carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0367926 — 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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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Hideo Sekigawa directs. Hanjirō Nakazawa behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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181 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
261 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Hideo Sekigawa, shot by Hanjirō Nakazawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Tatsuo Umemiya and Mako Midori and Reiko Ōhara carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0367926 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.