Big Shots Die at Dawn
Genres
Overview
An early Okamoto yakuza film, though it's not in the Underworld series (along with The Last Gunfight and The Big Boss) despite being alternatively known as "Death of the Boss." While Okamoto did not write this film and took on the project because he was assigned and "just doing [his] job" according to an interview with Chris Desjardins in Outlaw Masters of Japanese Film, he did express a general excitement about working in action cinema (which shows through in this film's energy.)
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
97 min
Release Date
1961-04-09
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Vote Count
4
Vote Average
6.2
Yūzō Kayama
Jiro
Kumi Mizuno
Mickey Curtis
Akihiko Hirata
Jun Tazaki
Tadao Nakamaru
Ichirō Nakatani
Yukiko Shimazaki
Eijirō Yanagi
Sachio Sakai
Ren Yamamoto
Senkichi Ōmura
Hisashi Igawa
Kunie Tanaka
Fuyuki Murakami
Hideo Sunazuka
Masanobu Oki
Kōji Iwamoto
Kan Hayashi
6.5
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7.0
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7.0
Dead Angle
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1979-07-04 | ja
6.3
Falcon Rising
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7.3
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1962-04-18 | ja
7.0
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1962-10-12 | ja
7.0
Jet Black
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7.0
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7.0
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0.0
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6.0
The Outer Way
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7.0
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1976-09-04 | ja
5.0
Enlisted Yakuza
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1968-09-18 | ja
0.0
The Flower and the Sword
A dangerous mobster threatens the life of a businessman's mother in this thriller. As Ryuji oversees the building of a bridge in Japan, a powerful gangster plans to stop the project. By any means necessary.
1964-11-11 | ja
5.0
Unification of Japan 27
Tension continues at the Kyowakai headquarters. Kawatani, Himuro, and Tamura are unable to hide their anger and confusion at the events that occur one after another, such as Shibuya's death and a series of absentees from meetings. Meanwhile, in Kobe, a new anti-chivalry group is starting to move. However, Baba, who plays the role of chairman and does not know about Shibuya's death, postpones the official raising of the company.
2018-03-25 | ja
0.0
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1975-03-01 | ja
0.0
The Viper Brothers: Prison Gang 13
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1972-02-03 | ja
5.3
Outlaw Cop
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6.6
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5.9
Motorpsycho!
A vengeful veterinarian and a grieving widow join forces to track down violent bikers after they commit heinous acts against their loved ones.
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