Velvet Hustler (1967)
A young yakuza hitman named Goro does a job and needs to hideout away from Tokyo for a while. He hangs out with loose women and hard men and always manages to stay one step ahead of the law. In his exile, he comes under suspicion for a murder and meets the girlfriend of the murdered man. They develop a strange bond while unbeknown to Goro, another hitman is after him for the job he did in Tokyo.
Director: Toshio Masuda
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Tetsuya Watari as Goro |
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Ruriko Asaoka as |
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Joe Shishido as |
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Ryotaro Sugi as |
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Chiyo Okumura as |
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Kayo Matsuo as |
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Masahiko Tanimura as |
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Shinji Yamada as |
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Tatsuya Fuji as |
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Shōki Fukae as |
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Misako Tominaga as |
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Tomiko Ishii as |
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Ken Sanders as |
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Zenji Yamada as |
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Kōtarō Sugie as |
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Hyōe Enoki as |
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Ichiro Kijima as |
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Toshizō Kudō as |
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Hiroshi Ichimura as |
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Yasuhiro Kameyama as |
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兜木美鈴 as |
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Teppei Nagahama as |
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Minoru Sato as |
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Iwae Arai as |
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Akira Takahashi as |
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Junichi Yamanobe as |
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Kazuya Murakami as |
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Hidemi Togo as |
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Takeshi Yoshida as |
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Michihiro Arimura as |
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Yoshiyuki Nemoto as |
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Tatsuya Hamaguchi as |
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Takehiko Maeda as |
| Writing | Kaneo Ikegami | Writer |
| Writing | Toshio Masuda | Writer |
| Directing | Toshio Masuda | Director |
| Directing | Keiichi Ozawa | Assistant Director |
| Editing | Shinya Inoue | Editor |
| Art | Takeo Kimura | Art Direction |
| Sound | Hajime Kaburagi | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Nobumasa Fukushima | Sound Recordist |
| Lighting | Hideo Kumagai | Lighting Technician |
| Camera | Kuratarō Takamura | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hanae Mori | Costume Design |