Crime ·Drama · Japan · 1968 · 1h 33m

The Great Villains

大悪党

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Director
Yasuzō Masumura
Cast
Jirō Tamiya as Nihei Tokuda Kei Satō as Ichiro Yasui Mako Midori as Yoshiko Ota Isao Kuraishi as Teruo Shima Asao Uchida as Manager Kazuo Kitamura as Attorney Okano
Crew
Setsuo Kobayashi — Director of Photography Tatsuji Nakashizu — Editor Tadashi Yamanouchi — Original Music Composer Yoshihiro Ishimatsu — Screenplay Yasuzō Masumura — Screenplay Masaya Maruyama — Novel
Synopsis

Psychological noir drama involving the tangled web of a disgraced yakuza, an innocent school girl, a blackmailed singer, and a corrupt lawyer.

Key Collaborators
Yasuzō Masumura Director Setsuo Kobayashi Director of Photography Tatsuji Nakashizu Editor Tadashi Yamanouchi Original Music Composer Yoshihiro Ishimatsu Screenplay Yasuzō Masumura Screenplay Masaya Maruyama Novel
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