Retaliation (1968)
Emerging from a stint in prison, yakuza lieutenant Sumukawa discovers that his gang has disintegrated. An ambitious type, he quickly hooks up with another gang who promise him a prominent position if he helps them deal with a rival family. But bonds are made to be broken, and pledges of loyalty soon give way to competition, betrayal and — naturally — retaliation.
Director:
Yasuharu Hasebe
Writers:
Keiji Kubota, Yoshihiro Ishimatsu.
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Akira Kobayashi as Kojiro Samukawa |
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Joe Shishido as Hino |
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Tamio Kawachi as Naruse |
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Tatsuya Fuji as Shinjo |
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Hideaki Nitani as Hakozaki |
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Eiji Gō as Nakatsu |
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Jiro Okazaki as George |
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Meiko Kaji as Saeko |
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Shōki Fukae as Munezuka |
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Ryōji Hayama as Kitakata |
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Kaku Takashina as Oribe |
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Jotaro Togami as Tokuji Hazama |
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Keisuke Noro as |
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Bumon Kahara as |
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Hiroshi Chō as |
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Nobuo Kawakami as |
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Saburo Hiromatsu as |
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Keisuke Yukioka as |
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Kiyoshi Kamoda as |
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Sonosuke Niki as |
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Shinzō Shibata as |
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Shirō Ōhama as |
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Iwae Arai as |
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Hiroshi Kōno as |
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Satoko Sato as |
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Tomoko Aki as |
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Akira Takahashi as |
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Yūzō Harumi as |
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Kokan Katsura as |
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Jiro Hiratsuka as |
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Mitsuru Sawa as |
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Tessen Nakahira as |
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Kuniya Mizukawa as |
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Ken Mizoguchi as |
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Masahiro Yafuji as |
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Tadayuki Kitagami as |
| Directing | Yasuharu Hasebe | Director |
| Sound | Hajime Kaburagi | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Mutsuo Tanji | Editor |
| Production | Tetsuro Nakagawa | Producer |
| Camera | Muneo Ueda | Director of Photography |
| Art | Akiyoshi Satani | Art Direction |
| Writing | Keiji Kubota | Screenplay |
| Writing | Yoshihiro Ishimatsu | Screenplay |
| Directing | Yukihiko Kondo | Assistant Director |