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Big Shots Die at Dawn(1961)
Status: Released
Date: 1961-04-09
62%
4 Votes
Time: 1h 37m
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.)
Languages: Japanese.
Countries:
Japan
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Movie: Big Shots Die at Dawn
Top 10 Billed Cast
加山雄三
Jiro
水野久美
五十嵐 信次郎
平田昭彦
田崎潤
中丸忠雄
中谷一郎
島崎雪子
柳永二郎
堺左千夫
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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.)
Release Date
1961-04-09
Average
6.2
Rating:
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