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DecentGoodWatch scoreSummary
In 1979 Toei president Shigeru Okada saw the future. More precisely, he saw Walter Hill's The Warriors in the US prior to its Japanese opening. Okada rushed back to make his own version.
Good for
- Friends night
- Party vibe
- Teens
Skip it if
- You want something quiet and calm
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 51GoodWatch 61
IMDb5.1
Running time
1 h 26 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 action movies, −22 min on the typical 108
typical 10886Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country
Released
1979
October 6, 1979
47 years ago
Genres
ActionDramaCrimeLanguage
Japanese
Original language
Made in
- Japan
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightParty VibeSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 1
- Teruo Ishii Director, Screenplay
Writing · 1
- Nobuaki Nakajima Screenplay
Camera · 1
- Tetsuya Desaki Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Fumio Soda Editor
Sound · 1
- Hajime Kaburagi Original Music Composer
Art · 1
- Hiroshi Fujita Art Direction
Lighting · 1
- Toshio Yamaguchi Lighting Technician
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