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Summary:

Fresh out of jail, Togawa has no chance to go straight because he is immediately coerced by a wealthy mob boss into organizing a heist on an armored car carrying racetrack receipts. After assembling a ragtag bunch to carry out the robbery, Togawa learns that all is not what it seems.

Contributors:

Furukawa, Takumi, 1917-2018 , director

Ōyabu, Haruhiko, 1935-1996

Kai, Hisataka, 1929- , screenwriter

Shishido, Jō, 1933-2020 , actor

Matsubara, Chieko, 1945- , actor

Kawaji, Tamio, 1938-2018 , actor

Odaka, Yuji , actor

Kazuki, Minako

Nihon'yanagi, Hiroshi, 1917-1970 , actor

Kondo, Hiroshi , actor

Inoue, Shōbun, 1927-2013 , actor

Hiromatsu, Saburō , actor

Yamanobe, Junʼichi , actor

Isayama, Saburō, 1901-1967 , cinematographer

Ikeda, Masayoshi

Isayama, Saburo

Tsujii, Masanori

Nikkatsu Kabushiki Kaisha

Janus Films

Criterion Collection (Firm)

Languages:

Japanese
English

Language Notes:

In Japanese, with optional English subtitles.

Related Works:

Motion picture adaptation of: Uinchesutā M70 [by Ōyabu, H.]

Related Series:

Eclipse (Criterion Collection (Firm)) > Series 17, Nikkatsu noir

Alternate Titles:

Title on DVD menu: Cruel gun story
Title on set container: Nikkatsu noir

Subjects:

Thieves — Japan — Drama

Organized crime — Japan — Drama

Gangsters — Japan — Drama

Criminals — Japan — Drama

Japan — Drama

Japanese language films

Thieves

Organized crime

Gangsters

Criminals

Japan

Genres:

Film noir

Gangster films

Thrillers (Motion pictures)

Feature films

Film adaptations

Fiction films

Foreign language films

Drama

System Details:

DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.45:1); Dolby Digital mono., NTSC.

Performers:

Cast: Joe Shishido, Chieko Matsubara, Tamio Kawachi, Yuji Odaka, Minako Kazuki, Hiroshi Nihonyanagi, Hiroshi Kondo, Shobun Inoue, Saburo Hiromatsu, Junichi Yamanobe.

Production Credits:

Cinematography, Saburo Isayama ; editor, Masanori Tsujii ; music, Masayoshi Ikeda; production design, Matsui Toshiyuki.

General Notes:

Based on the novel, Uinchestā M70, by Ōyabu Nobuhiko.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1964.
A foreign film (Japan).

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (87 min.) : sound, black & white ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; monochrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical

Video Characteristics:

NTSC

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video; region 1

Call Numbers:

KEN 1964 DVD

ISBNs:

9781604652017
1604652012
9781604651942 (set)
1604651946 (set)

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 715515049719
Publisher Number, Criterion Collection: ECL079
Publisher Number, Criterion Collection (set): ECL075

OCLC Numbers:

429642562