A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
January 3, 1965
Original Title:
顔役
Alternate Titles:
Kaoyaku
Genres:
Crime
Production Companies:
Toei Company
Production Countries:
Japan
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 91
Teruo Ishii portrays the bitter conflict over the right to develop land in a gripping and humorous way. Nakagami, the head of the Kanto Joseikai, is ordered to acquire the rights to work to level the reclaimed land and prevent the Doshikai from expanding from Kansai into Tokyo, but the interference of the Koda-gumi, associated with the Kansai Doshikai, intensifies. Nakagami's younger brother Hayami, unhappy that the situation is moving slowly, tries to blackmail the mayor into moving forward, but... A true Toei gangster film with an all-star cast including Koji Tsuruta and Ken Takakura!
Art Direction:
Shuichiro Nakamura
Director:
Teruo Ishii
Director of Photography:
Ichirō Hoshijima
Editor:
Kinji Fukasaku
Kazuo Kasahara
Teruo Ishii
Osamu Tanaka
Lighting Technician:
Hideo Motomochi
Original Music Composer:
Masao Yagi
Screenplay:
Kinji Fukasaku
Teruo Ishii
Kazuo Kasahara
Sound Recordist:
Masanobu Otani
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