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The Bandits
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The Bandits

1968-05-21 · 91 min · ★ 8.0

Action · Crime

Action drama about a Japanese gangster in Manchuria circa 1932, who finally joins some Chinese mountain bandits.

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Directors
Shigehiro Ozawa
Production companies
Toei Company
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Koji TsurutaKoji TsurutaYônosuke Minami
Hiroki MatsukataHiroki MatsukataShinji Miki
Kyōsuke MachidaKyōsuke MachidaChin Yômei
Tatsuo EndōTatsuo EndōDaisaku Nishikawa
Jūshirō KonoeJūshirō KonoeRyûsei Takayama
Hiroko SakuramachiHiroko SakuramachiKumi Ishizuka
Shigeyoshi FujiokaTakeo Akagi
Toshi AmatsuGôhei Sakurai
Rinichi YamamotoRinichi YamamotoTeruo Hamada
Michimaro OtabeMichimaro OtabeTokichi Shimazaki
Hōsei KomatsuHōsei KomatsuBa Tôten
Tetsuya YamaokaTetsuya YamaokaYasukawa
Kyōichi SatōKyōichi SatōRin Seiko
Akira ShiojiAkira ShiojiChan Myôkyû
Mitsukazu KawamuraRo Buushô
Nobuo YanaNobuo YanaTakimoto
Kenji KusumotoKenji KusumotoYamaguchi
Ryō NishidaRyō NishidaBoy
Daisuke AwajiDaisuke AwajiKitamura
Seiji MōriKurita

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