Minagoroshi no kenjû

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Jô Shishido in Minagoroshi no kenjû (1967)

Kuroda (Jô Shishido) is a mob hitman who turns on his employers after being forced to execute his lover. Joining forces with his similarly wronged brothers, hot-headed Eiji (Tatsuya Fuji) an... Read allKuroda (Jô Shishido) is a mob hitman who turns on his employers after being forced to execute his lover. Joining forces with his similarly wronged brothers, hot-headed Eiji (Tatsuya Fuji) and aspiring boxer Saburô (Jirô Okazaki), the trio escalate their mob retaliation to all-out... Read allKuroda (Jô Shishido) is a mob hitman who turns on his employers after being forced to execute his lover. Joining forces with his similarly wronged brothers, hot-headed Eiji (Tatsuya Fuji) and aspiring boxer Saburô (Jirô Okazaki), the trio escalate their mob retaliation to all-out turf war where no one will stop until one faction emerges victorious.

Director
- Yasuharu Hasebe
Writers
- Yasuharu Hasebe
- Ryûzô Nakanishi
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7/10

Enter a hellish realm of power, fast women, and bloodshed

A neat little flick for 60/70's yakuza film fans. It has all the regular ingredients - suits, shootouts, car chases, good-looking women, and scenes of Tokyo night-life of its day.

This movie is only 90 minutes long, but strangely it felt a lot longer. It is perhaps the complicated plot and the wide web of plot strands which bogs down the plot.

However, there is plenty of action - often brutal, sudden, and violent.

I enjoy this genre, and I hope to continuing watching these types of films, yet Gun Massacre is not one of my favorites. Themes of honor, and brotherhood is confused, and perhaps the aim of the film is to clarify - crime does not pay.

In fact, it pays a hefty fine. The world depicted in this movie is full of baddies and youth who are led down a dangerous or destructive path. Some are reluctant to participate in this hellish realm of money, power, and bloodshed - understandably so.

A memorably shot of a lone gunman, wounded and bloody, struggling to walk while continuing to shoot back was an attesting image.

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