The Bandits

May 21, 1968

1h 31m

★ 0.0

Overview

Action drama about a Japanese gangster in Manchuria circa 1932, who finally joins some Chinese mountain bandits.

Genres

Action

Crime

Production Companies

Toei Company

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Cast

Yônosuke Minami

Koji Tsuruta

Shinji Miki

Hiroki Matsukata

Chin Yômei

Kyōsuke Machida

Daisaku Nishikawa

Tatsuo Endō

Ryûsei Takayama

Jūshirō Konoe

Kumi Ishizuka

Hiroko Sakuramachi

Takeo Akagi

Shigeyoshi Fujioka

Gôhei Sakurai

Toshi Amatsu

Teruo Hamada

Rinichi Yamamoto

Tokichi Shimazaki

Michimaro Otabe

Ba Tôten

Hōsei Komatsu

Yasukawa

Tetsuya Yamaoka

A lethal assassin for a secret Chinese organisation, who sheds tears of regret each time he kills, is seen swiftly and mercilessly executing three Yakuza gangsters by a beautiful artist. She is captivated by the grace of his kill and later falls in love with him. An intense power struggle for the leadership of the Yakuza Clans ensues as they seek vengeance for the death of their leader.

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