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Raizō Ichikawa smolders so hard you'll forgive the plot holes.
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Young Boss: Prison Release (1965)

yakuza soap opera1960s noir chicmelodrama with knives

Overview

DramaCrime

The further adventures of Takeshi Nanjo, the Young Boss.

Flag of JPJPJapanese
Content warning
yakuza

Standout Aspects

Acting

Raizō Ichikawa's smolder could power Tokyo.

Cinematography

Shadow-drenched backstreets, pure Nikkatsu style.

Best for:Solo: Late night with whiskey and zero interruptions.·Rewatch: Spot the shots stolen by Tarantino later.
Heads up:Violence: Yakuza ritual finger stuff, because of course.
Kazuo Ikehiro

Director

Kazuo Ikehiro

ReleasedAug 14, 1965
Runtime1h 27m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feelmedium
Daiei Film

Top Cast

Raizō Ichikawa

Raizō Ichikawa

Takeshi Nanjo

Yukiji Asaoka

Yukiji Asaoka

Mikiko Tsubouchi

Mikiko Tsubouchi

Goichi Yamada

Goichi Yamada

Kōichi Mizuhara

Kōichi Mizuhara

Jōtarō Senba

Jōtarō Senba

Takashi Kanda

Takashi Kanda

Asao Uchida

Asao Uchida

Tatsuya Ishiguro

Tatsuya Ishiguro

Saburo Date

Saburo Date

Manabu Morita

Manabu Morita

Yūsaku Terashima

Yūsaku Terashima

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Cultural

Part of Nikkatsu's 'Young Boss' franchise that milked Raizō's brooding appeal across seven films. The studio basically invented the sympathetic yakuza antihero here.

Trivia

Director Kazuo Ikehiro would later helm the Zatoichi series entries; you can see him perfecting his shadow-play here before going full blind-swordsman poetic.

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