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Scoundrel
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Scoundrel

1968-03-05 · 91 min · ★ 7.0

Crime · Drama

Shimamura is a violent street thug who joins the yakuza & is merciless & unscrupulous on his rise, lacking any sense of either duty or chivalry. When imprisoned, he is repeatedly transferred from one prison to another, because no one can handle him.

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Directors
Kōsaku Yamashita
Production companies
Toei Company
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Tomisaburō WakayamaTomisaburō WakayamaShimamura Seikichi
Minoru ŌkiMinoru Ōki
Kyōsuke MachidaKyōsuke Machida
Nijiko KiyokawaNijiko Kiyokawa
Bunta SugawaraBunta Sugawara
Shingo YamashiroShingo Yamashiro
Bin AmatsuBin Amatsu
Asao UchidaAsao Uchida
Hōsei KomatsuHōsei Komatsu
Sanae KitabayashiSanae Kitabayashi
Kenji UshioKenji Ushio
Kyōichi SatōKyōichi Satō
Yoshiko FujitaYoshiko Fujita
Hideto Kagawa
Nobuo KanekoNobuo Kaneko
Kinya Suzuki
Akikane SawaAkikane Sawa
Takashi EbataTakashi Ebata
Michimaro OtabeMichimaro Otabe
Eijirō Sekine

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