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Three Rogues

Three Rogues

OCT 19, 1968 · 82 MIN · DIR. AKINORI MATSUO

ActionCrimeDrama

Two lone wolf yakuza (Hideki Takahashi and Kunie Tanaka) rob a gambling den, then split up when pursued by the angry gang. They eventually meet again at Tanaka's mother's rural farmhouse. By then, one-eyed Kobayashi has wrangled his way into the scenario, intending to get a split of the proceeds (since he had helped them get away). Although there is some dissension amongst the three, they eventually close ranks to fend off their stubborn, relentless pursuers. Unhappily, Tanaka’s mother (Chieko Naniwa) is killed in the process. There are also love interests (Yoshiko Machida and Kayo Matsuo) and some humor along the way. An admirably different approach to the formulaic ninkyo yakuza programmer, filmed largely in sweltering summer countryside locations.

Cast

  • Akira Kobayashi

    Akira Kobayashi

  • Hideki Takahashi

    Hideki Takahashi

  • Kunie Tanaka

    Kunie Tanaka

  • Kayo Matsuo

    Kayo Matsuo

  • Shōki Fukae

    Shōki Fukae

  • Chieko Naniwa

    Chieko Naniwa

  • Hiroshi Kondō

    Hiroshi Kondō

  • Shirō Yanase

    Shirō Yanase

  • Tomoko Hamakawa

    Tomoko Hamakawa

  • Yoshiko Machida

  • Takeshi Kuroda

Crew

Screenplay

Seiji Hoshikawa

Director of Photography

Kazumi Iwasa

Original Music Composer

Masayoshi Ikeda

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