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Nerves for Victory (1966)

Genre : Crime, Drama

Runtime : 1H 30M

Director : Shinji Murayama
Writer : Hideaki Yamamoto, Isao Matsumoto

Synopsis

A young yakuza who respects obligation and humanity must face cruel and heartless turf wars leading to a fight to the death with his own brother.

Actors

Tatsuo Umemiya
Tatsuo Umemiya
Yuki Jono
Yuki Jono
Misa Kanehira
Misa Kanehira
Manami Fuji
Manami Fuji
Naoki Sugiura
Naoki Sugiura
Akitake Kôno
Akitake Kôno
Michirô Minami
Michirô Minami
Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi
Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi
Torahiko Hamada
Torahiko Hamada
Chiharu Kuri
Chiharu Kuri
Hideo Murota
Hideo Murota
Hitoshi Ômae
Hitoshi Ômae
Someshô Matsumoto
Someshô Matsumoto
Gen Shimizu
Gen Shimizu
Michiyo Kogure
Michiyo Kogure
Ryutaro Tatsumi
Ryutaro Tatsumi
Ryō Ikebe
Ryō Ikebe
Nenji Kobayashi
Nenji Kobayashi
Ryô Suga
Ryô Suga
Nobuo Yana
Nobuo Yana
Masazumi Okabe
Masazumi Okabe
Gôzô Sôma
Gôzô Sôma
Koji Takishima
Koji Takishima
Sakae Yamaura
Sakae Yamaura
Ichiro Mizuki
Ichiro Mizuki
Jirô Sagawa
Jirô Sagawa
Satoshi Akiyama
Satoshi Akiyama

Crews

Shinji Murayama
Shinji Murayama
Director
Hideaki Yamamoto
Hideaki Yamamoto
Screenplay
Isao Matsumoto
Isao Matsumoto
Screenplay
Hanjirô Nakazawa
Hanjirô Nakazawa
Director of Photography
Yozo Uchida
Yozo Uchida
Sound Recordist
Yasunojo Kawasaki
Yasunojo Kawasaki
Lighting Technician
Hiroshi Kitagawa
Hiroshi Kitagawa
Art Direction
Minoru Miki
Minoru Miki
Original Music Composer
Osamu Tanaka
Osamu Tanaka
Editor
Kunimitsu Teranishi
Kunimitsu Teranishi
Assistant Director

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