77% Critic Match

Operation Plazma in Osaka

7.7 / 10• 1976• 1h 35m•NR• Japanese

ActionCrime

Storyline

Amidst Japan's postwar economic boom, yakuza factions in Osaka fight for survival when Japan's largest crime syndicate plans a hostile takeover.

Cast & Crew

Hiroki Matsukata

—

Lead

Tatsuo Umemiya

—

Tsunehiko Watase

—

Akira Kobayashi

—

Mikio Narita

—

Tetsuro Tamba

—

Yūki Meguro

—

Yūko Katagiri

—

What People Are Saying

4.0

“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Sadao Nakajima's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”

— Manohla Dargis, The New York Times

4.0

“Every frame feels alive. Operation Plazma in Osaka is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”

— Anthony Lane, The New Yorker

Operation Plazma in Osaka

7.7 / 10• 1976• 1h 35m•NR• Japanese

ActionCrime

Storyline

Amidst Japan's postwar economic boom, yakuza factions in Osaka fight for survival when Japan's largest crime syndicate plans a hostile takeover.

Cast & Crew

Hiroki Matsukata

—

Lead

Tatsuo Umemiya

—

Tsunehiko Watase

—

Akira Kobayashi

—

Mikio Narita

—

Tetsuro Tamba

—

Yūki Meguro

—

Yūko Katagiri

—

What People Are Saying

4.0

“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Sadao Nakajima's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”

— Manohla Dargis, The New York Times

4.0

“Every frame feels alive. Operation Plazma in Osaka is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”

— Anthony Lane, The New Yorker

Operation Plazma in Osaka

Storyline

Cast & Crew

What People Are Saying

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