Kiga kaikyô

19651965
3h 3m

IMDb RATING

7.9/10

956

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Crime Drama Mystery

Three thieves escape from a heist, one of them killing the other two. He is sheltered by a prostitute and sought after by the police, but only after ten years his true motivation unravels.Three thieves escape from a heist, one of them killing the other two. He is sheltered by a prostitute and sought after by the police, but only after ten years his true motivation unravels.Three thieves escape from a heist, one of them killing the other two. He is sheltered by a prostitute and sought after by the police, but only after ten years his true motivation unravels.

IMDb RATING

7.9/10

956

YOUR RATING

Director
- Tomu Uchida
Writers
- Naoyuki Suzuki(screenplay)
- Tsutomu Minakami(novel)
Stars

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Awards
- 7 wins

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Junzaburô Ban and Rentarô Mikuni in Kiga kaikyô (1965)

Junzaburô Ban, Susumu Fujita, and Rentarô Mikuni in Kiga kaikyô (1965)

Susumu Fujita and Rentarô Mikuni in Kiga kaikyô (1965)

Sachiko Hidari and Rentarô Mikuni in Kiga kaikyô (1965)

Junzaburô Ban and Sachiko Hidari in Kiga kaikyô (1965)

Featured review

10/10

all that and a bag of chips

This just ran at MoMA's extraordinary survey of films from the Japan Film Institute, and it was one of the best in the series. A real eye opener--previous commenters nailed it. Definitely makes you want to explore the director's other work. Fits in that uniquely Japanese genre of the whodunnit where the process of detection requires travel throughout the country and specifics of local cultures and habits--so the travelogue is half the fascination. Getting a young Ken Takakura plus Rentaro Mikuni in the same picture is extra added bonus. If you like later films of this type such as *Castle of Sand* or *Vengeance Is Mine*, you'll like this one.

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