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Yakuza heist gone wrong? In 1979 Tokyo, the only thing sharper than the suits is the paranoia.
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No Grave for Us (1979)

sleazy neon noircoked-out tensionpunk energy

Overview

ActionThrillerCrime

A plot to steal money from gangsters leads to trouble...

Flag of JPJPJapanese
Content warning
thiefdrug abusebusbardepartment storeyakuzasex shopsex dollrecreational drug usestimulants

Standout Aspects

Acting

Yūsaku Matsuda's twitchy, magnetic lead performance

Direction

Sawada's kinetic handheld chaos in cramped Tokyo spaces

Production

Authentic department store/sex shop locations, no studio fakery

Best for:Solo: Late night, headphones on, let the sleaze wash over you·Friends: With someone who appreciates chaotic 70s Japanese crime·Rewatch: Second viewing to catch all the sweaty desperation
Heads up:Drug Use: Extensive stimulant use depicted, not glamorized—everyone's sweating·Sexual Content: Sex shop setting with brief uncomfortable imagery
Yukihiro Sawada

Director

Yukihiro Sawada

ReleasedMay 26, 1979
Runtime1h 32m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensityhigh
Tonedark
Feelmedium
Toei Central Film

Top Cast

Yūsaku Matsuda

Yūsaku Matsuda

Katsuo Shima

Koichi Iwaki

Koichi Iwaki

Mitsuhiko Ishikawa

Masaru Shiga

Masaru Shiga

Eiichi Takimoto

Kahori Takeda

Kahori Takeda

Michi Kawamura

Kai Ato

Kai Ato

Kanbe

Renji Ishibashi

Renji Ishibashi

Ko

Noboru Mitani

Noboru Mitani

Murakami

Aiko Morishita

Aiko Morishita

Girl on a bicycle

Rei Okamoto

Rei Okamoto

Tsuruko

Akira Takahashi

Akira Takahashi

Yoshioka

Sakae Umezu

Sakae Umezu

Middle aged man

Yuri Yamashina

Yuri Yamashina

Akemi

Hatsuo Yamaya

Hatsuo Yamaya

Nakai

Hiroshi Shimizu

Hiroshi Shimizu

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

Part of Nikkatsu's 1970s 'Roman Porno' adjacent crime cycle, though this plays more as pure action-thriller with the studio's signature grit.

Trivia

Yūsaku Matsuda became Japan's biggest star through these yakuza roles before his tragic early death; this was peak chaotic energy Matsuda.

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