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Big Shots Die at Dawn (1961)
Directed by Kihachi Okamoto
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An early Okamoto yakuza film, though it’s not in the Underworld series (along with The Last Gunfight and The Big Boss) despite being alternatively known as “Death of the Boss.” While Okamoto did not write this film and took on the project because he was assigned and “just doing [his] job” according to an interview with Chris Desjardins in Outlaw Masters of Japanese Film, he did express a general excitement about working in action cinema (which shows through in this film’s energy.)
Length 97 minutes
Actors
Yûzô Kayama | Kumi Mizuno | Mickey Curtis | Akihiko Hirata | Jun Tazaki | Tadao Nakamaru | Ichirô Nakatani | Yukiko Shimazaki | Eijirô Yanagi | Sachio Sakai | Ren Yamamoto | Senkichi Ômura | Hisashi Igawa | Kunie Tanaka | Fuyuki Murakami | Hideo Sunazuka | Masanobu Oki | Kôji Iwamoto | Kan Hayashi
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/01/2023 | TV | Broadcast | TV | 7.5 stars |
| (Average) 7.5 stars |
Viewing Notes
Part of the Titans is Toho Birthday Marathon over the final weekend of 2022 into 2023. This one was selected bc it features Kumi Mizuno in a nice supporting role. This shitty ass TMDb description doesn’t share the plot so allow me:
Grown up son arrives home to learn his father, the newly elected mayor, has been assassinated. So he journeys down a path to find the assassin and gets involved with two opposing yakuza gangs. This is a really good JP film noir but in color and definitely deserves a decent release.
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