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Violent Streets

1974 · 96 min

A grim, tightly wound yakuza thriller that pulls you into a world of shifting loyalties and sudden brutality.

Overview
With a Kansai syndicate setting their sights on Tokyo, a former yakuza boss gets dragged back into a world of violence.
In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • betrayal
  • power
  • violence
  • loyalty
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
crime, drama
Directed by
Hideo Gosha
Written by
Masahiro Kakefuda, Nobuaki Nakajima
Starring
Noboru Andō, Akira Kobayashi, Isao Natsuyagi, Asao Koike, Ryōji Hayama, Miyoko Akaza, Madame Joy, Maki Kawamura
Music
Masaru Satō
Cinematography
Yoshikazu Yamasawa
Runtime
96 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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