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59% Critic Match
A True Story of the Private Ginza Police
5.9 / 10• 1973• 1h 35m•NR• Japanese
DramaActionCrime
Storyline
Japan, 1946, just after the end of World War II. As the US occupation army patrols the dilapidated streets of Tokyo, a desperate and ambitious group of war veterans and gamblers struggle to take control of the Ginza district's underworld with the help of a deranged soldier.
Cast & Crew
Noboru Andō
Iketani
Lead
Tsunehiko Watase
Watarai
Hiroko Fuji
Kyōko
Eiko Nakamura
Yoshie
Eiji Gō
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Hideo Murota
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Hiroshi Kondō
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Asao Uchida
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What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Junya Satō's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. A True Story of the Private Ginza Police is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
