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The Wolves (1971)

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Summary: Wolves is set in Japan in the 1920s. The disintegration of the ancient samurai traditions is paralleled with the rise of the Yakuza, Japan's equivalent of the Mafia. Three gangsters try to keep themselves from getting killed, not only by their higher-ups but by those who perceive them as a threat against the old ways.

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AKA: Shussho Iwai

Genres: Drama, Crime

Country: Japan

Directed By: Hideo Gosha

Written By: Hideo Gosha, Kei Tasaka

Starring: Hisashi Igawa, Tatsuya Nakadai, Noboru Ando, Kyôko Enami, Komaki Kurihara

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TCI	User	Score
na	JooJoo	6	T₆
The acting (headed, at least mostly, by the always on-point Tatsuya Nakadai), fight/death scenes, cinematography - all of it is very impressive. But the melodrama, ugh; several plot points rely upon the lamest of melodratic devices. I could barely take it by the second half. Damn shame, cause the early parts of this rule.
na	imdb	72	T₈
na	Octave	88	T₁₀
na	hayabusa	80	T₅