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Gendai yakuza: Shinjuku no yotamono

  • 1970
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
15
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Gendai yakuza: Shinjuku no yotamono (1970)
JapaneseActionCrime

After release from jail, Katsumata forms a rag-tag gang calling themselves the Shinjuku Brothers. His partner and co-leader is a sleazy gambling addict he met in a nightclub. Actually, they ... Read allAfter release from jail, Katsumata forms a rag-tag gang calling themselves the Shinjuku Brothers. His partner and co-leader is a sleazy gambling addict he met in a nightclub. Actually, they got to know each other in a comic drunken brawl as opponents. After slugging it out for qu... Read allAfter release from jail, Katsumata forms a rag-tag gang calling themselves the Shinjuku Brothers. His partner and co-leader is a sleazy gambling addict he met in a nightclub. Actually, they got to know each other in a comic drunken brawl as opponents. After slugging it out for quite a while, the two men admire each other's toughness and become 'Kyodai' (equal brothers... Read all

  • Director
    • Shin Takakuwa
  • Writer
    • Akira Murao
  • Stars
    • Bunta Sugawara
    • Makoto Satô
    • Shinichi Ruki
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    15
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Shin Takakuwa
    • Writer
      • Akira Murao
    • Stars
      • Bunta Sugawara
      • Makoto Satô
      • Shinichi Ruki
    • 2User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Bunta Sugawara
    Bunta Sugawara
    • Big Brother Katsumata
    Makoto Satô
    Makoto Satô
    Shinichi Ruki
    • Isamu
    Kenji Ushio
    Shingo Yamashiro
    • Stuttering Seiji
    Masao Komatsu
    • Yuki Jun
    Nobuo Kaneko
    Nobuo Kaneko
    • Sukimichi, the boss of bosses
    Ryōji Hayama
    • Gohara Masaharu
    • (as Ryôji Hayama)
    Kōji Sekiyama
      Hiroshi Minami
      Hajime Kubo
      • Tsuchiya
      Tetsuya Kikawa
      Chie Kobayashi
      Ryô Suga
      • Kajima
      Genji Kawai
      Nenji Kobayashi
      Seiya Satô
      Tatsuya Kameyama
      • Matsunaga
      • Director
        • Shin Takakuwa
      • Writer
        • Akira Murao
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      Storyline

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      • Connections
        Followed by A Modern Yakuza: Broken Code (1971)

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      Details

      • Release date
        • December 18, 1970 (Japan)
      • Country of origin
        • Japan
      • Language
        • Japanese
      • Also known as
        • Thugs of Shinjuku
      • Filming locations
        • Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
      • Production company
        • Toei Tokyo
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      Tech specs

      • Runtime
        • 1h 28m(88 min)
      • Color
        • Color
      • Sound mix
        • Mono

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