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Prison Gambler

1964 · 95 min

A grim, tightly wound yakuza yarn where prison walls squeeze rival gangs toward a slow, inevitable reckoning.

Overview: A film about the confrontation between two yakuza groups in the brutal Miike prison, which contained 1,500 inmates. The second film in the series Gambler / Bakuto directed by Shigehiro Ozawa.
How it feels: Dark, tense, bleak and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Power, betrayal, violence, loyalty
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: power
betrayal
violence
loyalty
crime
Places: prison
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none