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The Brute
General Details
Director:
Seijun Suzuki
Writer:
Ichirô Ikeda, Haruhiko Oyabu
Theatrical:
1963
Rated:
Unrated
Studio:
Nikkatsu Film Company
Genre:
Action
Duration:
92
IMDb:
0057697
DVD Details
Languages:
Japanese, Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Subtitles:
English
Sound:
Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Aspect Ratio:
2.35:1
Picture Format:
Anamorphic Widescreen
UPC:
037429203323
Discs:
1
Region:
1
Release:
Jan 2005
Price:
$29.95
Credits
Joji 'Jo' Mizuno
Jo Shishido
Detective Takeshita Koichi - Jo's former partner
Ichiro Kijima
Kumiko Takeshita
Misako Watanabe
Detective Hirokawa
Seijun Suzuki
Nomoto Tatsuo
Akiji Kobayashi
Hideo Nomoto
Tamio Kawaji
Minami Goro (as Ezumi Hideaki)
Hideaki Esumi
Ozawa Soichi
Nobuo Kaneko
Ishizaki Ken
Shirô Yanase
Honma
Hiroshi Kono
Shinsuke Onodera
Kinzo Shin
Shigeru Takechi
Eiji Go
Minegishi Takeo
Yuzo Kiura
Morikawa Tokio
Go Kuroda
Matsui Terumi
Tomio Aoki
Joji 'Jo' Mizuno
Jô Shishido
Detective Takeshita Koichi - Jo's former partner
Ichirô Kijima
Gorô Minami
Eimei Esumi
Shinsuke Onodera
Kinzô Shin
Shigeru Takechi
Eiji Gô
Yuriko Abe
Kensuke Akashi
Summary
Joe Shishido plays a tough guy with a secret agenda. His violent behavior comes to the attention of a yakuza boss who immediately recruits him. He soon tries to make a deal with a rival gang a starts a gang war. His real motivations are gradually revealed as we find out how this all ties in with the murder of a policeman shown at the beginning of the film.
