Fugitive Scoundrel
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Fugitive Scoundrel

7.0 / 10 1970 1h 29mNR Japanese
ActionCrime

Storyline

Gokudo goes politics. Gray-haired Bin Amatsu has Wakayama assist a politician, meaning trashing the opponent. But of course the opponent has a pretty daughter to have a crush on. Enter protective Bunta Sugawara and Gokudo’s gotta settle for a cheaper Toei nude actress.

Cast & Crew

Tomisaburō Wakayama

Tomisaburō Wakayama

Shimamura Seikichi

Lead
Bunta Sugawara

Bunta Sugawara

Izumi Tatsuya

Shingo Yamashiro

Shingo Yamashiro

Bin Amatsu

Bin Amatsu

Miyoko Akaza

Miyoko Akaza

Nijiko Kiyokawa

Nijiko Kiyokawa

Kenji Ushio

Kenji Ushio

Kōji Sekiyama

Kōji Sekiyama

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Kōsaku Yamashita's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Fugitive Scoundrel is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker