Russia / Oct 13, 2014 / Retrospective of Kihachi Okamoto (Moscow)
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Ryuta and Mineo Komatsu are brothers, both yakuza (gangsters). Mineo, although complicit in crime, even murder, wants out of the gangster life, hoping to become a successful singer instead. Ryuta loves his brother, but Mineo's possible defection presents problems for the gang, and Ryuta realizes he must kill his brother if he wants to survive.
Main cast
Full cast
Genres
Crime
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 暗黒街の顔役 |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | TOHO |
| Release date | 15 gennaio 1959 |
| Executive producer | Tomoyuki Tanaka |
| Writer | Shinichi Sekizawa, Motosada Nishikame |
| Editing | Yoshitami Kuroiwa |
| Cinematography | Asakazu Nakai |
| Assistant directors | Susumu Takebayashi, Kihachi Okamoto |
| Lighting | Shigeru Mori |
| Camera operators | Asakazu Nakai |
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| Additional photography | Asakazu Nakai |
| Production design | Iwao Akune |
| Art direction | Iwao Akune |
| Set decoration | Iwao Akune |
| Music | Akira Ifukube, Akira Takarada, Norio Tone, Hisashi Shimonaga |
| Sound | Akira Ifukube, Akira Takarada, Norio Tone, Hisashi Shimonaga |
Release dates
Limited release
Theatrical release
Japan / Jan 15, 1959
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