Thugs of Shinjuku

Overview

Fresh out of jail, a smart-mouth wise guy Goro takes the name “Big Brother Katsumata.” Not fitting in well with established gangs, he forms a rag-tag gang called “the Shinjuku Brothers.” The members of their gang are thugs who only wish they were traditional yakuza. When they turn up at the funeral for a gangster, they are not welcomed, but a senior boss intervenes to keep things calm. The boss of bosses invites them to join a respected local council of warlords. Katsumata is suspicious of why such powerful men would extend an invitation to lowlife like himself.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 18, 1970

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

Toei Company

Cast

Kosaku Okano,Tomisaburō Wakayama,Tōru Yuri,池本慶且,Seiya Satō,Kōji Sekiyama,Tatsuya Kameyama,Mayumi Kajiwara,Hiroshi Date,Chie Kobayashiand 32 more

Director

Shin Takakuwa

Writer

Akira Murao

Cinematography

Ichirō Hoshijima

Music

Toshiaki Tsushima

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0225842