Afraid to Die
(1960)
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Afraid to Die
(1960)
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Yukio Mishima | ... | |
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Ayako Wakao | ... | |
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Keizô Kawasaki | ... | |
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Eiji Funakoshi | ... | |
| Takashi Shimura | ... | ||
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Yaeko Mizutani | ... |
Masako Katori
(as Yoshie Mizutani)
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Michiko Ono | ... |
Ayako Takatsu
(as Toshiko Hasegawa)
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Mayumi Kurata |
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Shigeru Kôyama | ... | |
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Ken Mitsuda |
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Jun Negami | ... | |
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Mantarô Ushio |
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Reisaburô Yamamoto | ... | |
Novelist Yukio Mishima stars as the hired gun for a down at heel yakuza clan in this top notch action flick. Unlike the previous reviewer, I think Mishima's performance is excellent, especially for those who go for that brooding James Dean attitude. Karakkaze yarô (Afraid to Die) was superbly shot in brilliant colour by cinematographer Hiroshi Murai (Sword of Doom, Samurai Assassin) and the widescreen Daieiscope process is well utilized by director Yasuzo Masumura. There are some wonderful and memorable set pieces, notably a completely twisted night club scene featuring a naughty song about bananas, and the final scene involving Mishima and an escalator. Well worth a look.