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Seen it?

1974 | 90 min | Action, Crime, Thriller, Drama

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for crime-drama fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans. If you loved Avengement, start here.
The mood
Tense, dark and gritty.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 30 min.
What might put you off
  • Rated R: meant for adults.
  • It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
  • Made in 1974: an older pace and style.

Takuma Tsurugi takes on the government, the police, the mafia and an international ring of kidnappers who aim to dispossess a beautiful young heiress of her millions.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesSolid

    6.8 out of 10

  • 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 impactSolid

    About 41K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Shigehiro Ozawa

  • Sonny ChibaTakuma Tsurugi
  • Etsuko ShihomiNachi Shikenbaru
  • Goichi YamadaRakuda Zhang
  • Masashi IshibashiTateki Shikenbaru
  • Yutaka NakajimaSarai Chuayut
  • Masafumi SuzukiKendo Masaoka
  • Fumio WatanabeRenzo Mutaguchi
  • Rinichi YamamotoKowloon Dinsau
  • Chiyoko KazamaYang Gei-Cheun
  • Akira ShiojiLiang Dung-Yat