Second Generation Young Boss

1969 1h 27m JA

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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Takeshi Nanjo, a junior lieutenant in the navy whose father, the head of the Nanjo-gumi yakuza family, was killed, is forced to leave the army and become the head of the Nanjo-gumi in the second generation. He brutally chivalrously avenges the death of his father by a vicious yakuza linked to extremists within the army through the courage and swordsmanship of naval training!

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Hiroki Matsukata
Takeshi Nanjo
Yōko Namikawa
Keiko
Kō Nishimura
Yanosuke Hashimoto
Toshiyuki Hosokawa
Hashimoto
Mizuho Suzuki
Togawa
Rinichi Yamamoto
Muto
Kōjirō Kusanagi
Genji
Izumi Hara
Tose

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kimiyoshi Yasuda
Writers: Tetsurō Yoshida
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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57 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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Hiroki Matsukata and Yōko Namikawa and Kō Nishimura carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0201219 — 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

Kimiyoshi Yasuda directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
257 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Hiroki Matsukata and Yōko Namikawa and Kō Nishimura carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0201219 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.