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Bakuto gaijin butai

  • 19711971
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
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Bakuto gaijin butai (1971)
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A yakuza gang gets driven out of Yokohama by a big gang from Tokyo. They relocate to Okinawa to violently start over.A yakuza gang gets driven out of Yokohama by a big gang from Tokyo. They relocate to Okinawa to violently start over.A yakuza gang gets driven out of Yokohama by a big gang from Tokyo. They relocate to Okinawa to violently start over.
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
922
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
113,195
39,449
  • Director
    • Kinji Fukasaku
  • Writers
    • Kinji Fukasaku
    • Fumio Kônami
    • Hirô Matsuda
  • Stars
    • Kôji Tsuruta
    • Tomisaburô Wakayama
    • Tsunehiko Watase
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  • Director
    • Kinji Fukasaku
  • Writers
    • Kinji Fukasaku
    • Fumio Kônami
    • Hirô Matsuda
  • Stars
    • Kôji Tsuruta
    • Tomisaburô Wakayama
    • Tsunehiko Watase
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    • 7User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    Kôji Tsuruta
    Kôji Tsuruta
    • Gunji
    Tomisaburô Wakayama
    Tomisaburô Wakayama
    • Yonabaru - Koza downtown boss
    Tsunehiko Watase
    Akiko Kudô
    Kenji Imai
    • Mad Dog Jiro
    Harumi Sone
    Tôru Yuri
    Asao Uchida
    Hideo Murota
    Keijirô Morozumi
    • Gushken
    Keiichi Kitagawa
    Hiroshi Hasegawa
    Shôken Sawa
    Kaku Takashina
    Takashi Hio
    Genji Kawai
    Shinobu Miura
    Chie Kobayashi
    • Director
      • Kinji Fukasaku
    • Writers
      • Kinji Fukasaku
      • Fumio Kônami
      • Hirô Matsuda
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    • Quotes

      Yonabaru - Koza downtown boss: You Daitokai's guard dog? Let me warn you. You better cut the crap and get the fuck back to the mainland. Otherwise, it's gonna start raining blood around here.

      Shigeru Kaizu: Wow. You're up to all that?

      Yonabaru - Koza downtown boss: You tellin' me I'm not? Try pulling that monkey business parading around town again tomorrow. I swear to God I'll bust it up with a bazooka.

    • Connections
      Featured in Yakuza Eiga, une histoire du cinéma yakuza (2009)

    User reviews7

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    10/10
    This movie inspired film decades later!
    I just watched this movie and have to agree with Frankie (another movie reviewer here), it more than anything inspired Tarantino. The pacing of the movie, the sense of "coolnes" that permeates the film, the genre, everything about this film influenced gangster films for decades to come. There is the argument however, that Tarantino is derivative and irrelevant, but people see his movies and enjoy them. Even without the knowledge of his inspiration, which is varied, you can't help but like his films.

    But about this movie:

    It's about a gangster who gets out of prison and strikes up a plan to take over a city in Okinawa with the remnants of his previous gang. Unfortunately, they've never been to Okinawa, and the natives are tougher than they look.

    Lots of quick edits, freeze frames and groovy hippie music (with a surf beat) provide the kitsch factor.

    Highly recommended!!!
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    • greenwolf777
    • Feb 17, 2007

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    • Release date
      • January 12, 1971 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Languages
      • English
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Sympathy for the Underdog
    • Filming locations
      • Urasoe, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
    • Production company
      • Toei Company
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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