CinemaOSMovie · 1970 · 1h 27m

Thugs of Shinjuku

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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.

Directed byShin Takakuwa

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 27m
Language
JA
Released
December 18, 1970
Studios
Toei Company

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Bunta Sugawara

Bunta Sugawara

Makoto Satō

Makoto Satō

Shingo Yamashiro

Shingo Yamashiro

Ryōji Hayama

Ryōji Hayama

Fumio Watanabe

Fumio Watanabe

Nobuo Kaneko

Nobuo Kaneko

Rookie Shin-ichi

Rookie Shin-ichi

Masao Komatsu

Masao Komatsu

Shizuko Kasagi

Shizuko Kasagi

Tōru Yuri

Tōru Yuri

Creative team
Directed by
Shin Takakuwa
Written by
Akira Murao

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