Street Mobster
Seen it?1972 | 92 min | Crime, Action, Thriller
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans. If you loved Avengement or The Silence of the Lambs, start here.
- The mood
- Tense, gritty.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 32 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1972: an older pace and style.
After serving time, a defiant street thug is incensed to find his town overrun by two yakuza factions. He gathers his crew and takes them on.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 3K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Kinji Fukasaku
- Bunta SugawaraIsamu Okita
- Noboru AndōBoss Yato
- Asao KoikeKizaki
- Hideo MurotaMiyahara
- Kyōsuke MachidaTakeo Gunji
- Mayumi NagisaKimiyo
- Noboru MitaniTaniguchi
- Nobuo YanaKarasawa
- Asao UchidaEisaku Owada
- Takeo ChiiYasuo