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Yamaguchi-gumi gaiden: Kyushu shinko-sakusen

  • 1974
  • R
  • 1h 46m
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One of the only pre-1980s yakuza films to be dubbed-into-English.One of the only pre-1980s yakuza films to be dubbed-into-English.One of the only pre-1980s yakuza films to be dubbed-into-English.

  • Director
    • Kôsaku Yamashita
  • Writers
    • Jack Sholder
    • Kôji Takada
  • Stars
    • Bunta Sugawara
    • Tsunehiko Watase
    • Mayumi Nagisa
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
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    • Director
      • Kôsaku Yamashita
    • Writers
      • Jack Sholder
      • Kôji Takada
    • Stars
      • Bunta Sugawara
      • Tsunehiko Watase
      • Mayumi Nagisa
    • 1User review
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Bunta Sugawara
    Bunta Sugawara
    • Yozakura
    Tsunehiko Watase
    Mayumi Nagisa
    Tatsuo Umemiya
    Masahiko Tsugawa
    Masahiko Tsugawa
    Tetsurô Tanba
    Tetsurô Tanba
    Hiroki Matsukata
    Tatsuo Endô
    Tatsuo Endô
    Bin Amatsu
    Takuzô Kawatani
    Kei Satô
    Kei Satô
    Gorô Ibuki
    Gorô Ibuki
    Hideo Murota
    Asao Uchida
    Seizô Fukumoto
    Seizô Fukumoto
    Ryôji Hayama
    Shôtarô Hayashi
    Kenji Imai
    • Director
      • Kôsaku Yamashita(Ko Yamashita on American prints)
    • Writers
      • Jack Sholder
      • Kôji Takada
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    • Alternate versions
      American version completely re-edited, re-scored and rewritten with scenes shuffled around and plot drastically altered by Jack Sholder. In the Japanese version the main character is trying to escape a Yakuza family after he kills a hitman, in the American version the character attacks Yakuza gangs trying to become respectable.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

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    • Release date
      • April 27, 1974 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • The Tattooed Hitman
    • Production company
      • Toei Company
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 46 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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