Summary
Komatsu Takioka is boss of a Yakuza group rival to Masakichi Kijima boss of the Kikuya group which supports the town vendors unlike Takioka, who will stop at nothing to undermine the vendors and take over the territory.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
Fingerprint
At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 55GoodWatch 78
IMDb5.5
Running time
1 h 31 min
Shorter than most crime movies, −15 min on the typical 106
typical 10691Half of all crime movies run 95–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country
Released
1964
December 24, 1964
62 years ago
Genres
CrimeDramaLanguage
Japanese
Original language
Made in
- Japan
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 1
- Shigehiro Ozawa Director, Screenplay
Writing · 1
- Akira Murao Screenplay
Camera · 1
- Osamu Furuya Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Kozo Horiike Editor
Sound · 2
- Ichirō Saitō Original Music Composer
- Kenjirō Tōjō Sound Recordist
Art · 1
- Norimichi Igawa Art Direction
Lighting · 1
- Yoshiaki Masuda Lighting Technician
More like this
Watch order
In this series
Film 3 of 10 · after Prison Gambler · then Seven Gamblers
- Gambler (1964)
GoodWatch score 77Film 1
- Prison Gambler (1964)
GoodWatch score 73Film 2
- Gamblers and Racketeers (1964)
GoodWatch score 77You're here
- Seven Gamblers (1966)
GoodWatch score 64Film 4
- Three Gamblers (1967)
GoodWatch score 72Film 5
- Gambler's Farewell (1968)
GoodWatch score 71Film 6
- Gambler Biography (1968)
GoodWatch score 61Film 7
- A Wad of Notes (1970)
GoodWatch score 72Film 8
- Sympathy for the Underdog (1971)
GoodWatch score 78Film 9
- The Gambler's Counterattack (1971)
GoodWatch score 79Film 10
Similar
Most like Gamblers and Racketeers overall
Nearest on the related map: closest in everything it does to you, not one trait
- The Take (2009)
GoodWatch score 77 - The Weight (2026)
GoodWatch score 77 - Shinjuku Incident (2009)
GoodWatch score 64 - Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai (2010)
GoodWatch score 72 - Nameless Gangster (2012)
GoodWatch score 85 - Crime Novel (2005)
GoodWatch score 71 - Year of the Dragon (1985)
GoodWatch score 61 - I'm Your Woman (2020)
GoodWatch score 65 - Vada Chennai (2018)
GoodWatch score 83 - Lawless (2012)
GoodWatch score 66 - A Better Tomorrow (1986)
GoodWatch score 82 - Suburra (2015)
GoodWatch score 82 - We Own the Night (2007)
GoodWatch score 62 - This City Is Ours (2025)
GoodWatch score 76 - A Most Violent Year (2014)
GoodWatch score 76 - Dutton Ranch (2026)
GoodWatch score 72
Same genre
More crime movies
- A Clockwork Orange (1971)
GoodWatch score 82 - City of God (2002)
GoodWatch score 83 - Batman (1989)
GoodWatch score 74 - Hannibal (2001)
GoodWatch score 56 - The Fate of the Furious (2017)
GoodWatch score 63 - Con Air (1997)
GoodWatch score 62 - Phone Booth (2003)
GoodWatch score 62 - Crank (2006)
GoodWatch score 64