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Thugs of Shinjuku (1970)
Directed by Shin Takakuwa
Overview
Fresh out of jail, a smart-mouth wise guy Goro takes the name “Big Brother Katsumata.” Not fitting in well with established gangs, he forms a rag-tag gang called “the Shinjuku Brothers.” The members of their gang are thugs who only wish they were traditional yakuza. When they turn up at the funeral for a gangster, they are not welcomed, but a senior boss intervenes to keep things calm. The boss of bosses invites them to join a respected local council of warlords. Katsumata is suspicious of why such powerful men would extend an invitation to lowlife like himself.
Length 87 minutes
Actors
Masao Komatsu | Nobuo Kaneko | Tomisaburo Wakayama | Hiroshi Minami | Bunta Sugawara | Makoto Satō | Shizuko Kasagi | Ryôji Hayama | Kyôichi Satô | Shingo Yamashiro | Fumio Watanabe | Kenji Ushio | Kôji Sekiyama | Toru Yuri | Genji Kawai | Misa Toki | Rookie Shin-ichi