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Roughneck

Original title: Arakure
  • 19691969
  • 1h 26m
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6.8/10
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Arakure (1969)
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A tale of wannabe yakuza youths. Zenkichi develops a crush on Taro's disgusted sister. But soon the young hoods run afoul of their underworld idols when they rob the wrong gang.A tale of wannabe yakuza youths. Zenkichi develops a crush on Taro's disgusted sister. But soon the young hoods run afoul of their underworld idols when they rob the wrong gang.A tale of wannabe yakuza youths. Zenkichi develops a crush on Taro's disgusted sister. But soon the young hoods run afoul of their underworld idols when they rob the wrong gang.
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
38
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  • Director
    • Yasuharu Hasebe
  • Writer
    • Iwao Yamazaki(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Akira Kobayashi
    • Tatsuya Fuji
    • Ryôji Hayama
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  • Director
    • Yasuharu Hasebe
  • Writer
    • Iwao Yamazaki(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Akira Kobayashi
    • Tatsuya Fuji
    • Ryôji Hayama
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    • 1User review
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    Akira Kobayashi
    Akira Kobayashi
    • Yujias Yuji
    Tatsuya Fuji
    Tatsuya Fuji
    • Taroas Taro
    Ryôji Hayama
    • Goroas Goro
    Tsuneo Aoki
    • Muraias Murai
    Masahiko Tanimura
    • Matsuyoshias Matsuyoshi
    Yuri Yoshioka
    • Reikoas Reiko
    Rika Fujie
    • Rosa Natsukawaas Rosa Natsukawa
    Hiroko Machida
    • Marikoas Mariko
    Jô Shishido
    Jô Shishido
    • Imano's Bodyguardas Imano's Bodyguard
    • (as Joe Shishido)
    Eiji Gô
    Eiji Gô
    Nijiko Kiyokawa
    Jôtarô Togami
    Isao Tamagawa
    Keiko Hara
    Masako Izumi
    Takamaru Sasaki
    Takehiko Maeda
    Hiroshi Tachikawa
    • Director
      • Yasuharu Hasebe
    • Writer
      • Iwao Yamazaki(screenplay)
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    8/10
    Another winner from a very under-appreciated director
    Director Hasebe dabbled in cool youth films (STRAY CAT ROCK, BLACK TIGHT KILLERS), violent pink films (RAPE!, RAPING!, ASSAULT JACK THE RIPPER) and yakuza dramas like this, but he never made a genre film that didn't contain elements from other genres. BLOODY TERRITORIES is another example of this.

    Like Kinji Fukasaku's BATTLES WITHOUT HONOR AND GLORY films, this yakuza melodrama is complex and requires much concentration from the viewer. There are many characters and the political geography of its milieu is vast. Nevertherless, Hasebe tightens his focus on half a dozen central characters before the one hour mark and isolates just two characters in the pic's final stanza.

    Sexuality plays a strong part in all of Hasebe's films, and the sex in this effort is more akin to the violent pink type than the softer consensual eroticism found in the films of other studios. One rape scene reminded me of the love motel sequence in RAPING!; another seemed like a revisiting of the the classic gangrape in the director's harsh RAPE 13TH HOUR.

    Hasebe is a talented, under-appreciated director, and he juggles the multiple subplots in this film with a deft hand. The performances are all strong and the female characters do much more than open their legs and scream.

    Tonally, the film recalls aspects of Fukasaku's DEATH OF HONOR, especially with regard to the visual interpretation of the male/female dynamics.

    Once you grasp what's happening to whom, it's a rewarding experience.
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    • Release date
      • June 14, 1969 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Coarse Violence
    • Production company
      • Nikkatsu
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 26 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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