Crime ·Drama · Japan · 1968 · 1h 31m

Scoundrel

極道

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Director
Kōsaku Yamashita
Cast
Tomisaburō Wakayama as Shimamura Seikichi Minoru Ōki as Kyōsuke Machida as Nijiko Kiyokawa as Bunta Sugawara as Shingo Yamashiro as
Crew
Nagaki Yamagishi — Director of Photography Kozo Horiike — Editor Masao Yagi — Original Music Composer Isao Matsumoto — Screenplay Motohiro Torii — Screenplay
Synopsis

Shimamura is a violent street thug who joins the yakuza & is merciless & unscrupulous on his rise, lacking any sense of either duty or chivalry. When imprisoned, he is repeatedly transferred from one prison to another, because no one can handle him.

Mood & Themes
yakuzagokudo任侠
Key Collaborators
Kōsaku Yamashita Director Nagaki Yamagishi Director of Photography Kozo Horiike Editor Masao Yagi Original Music Composer Isao Matsumoto Screenplay Motohiro Torii Screenplay
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