Underplayed Gems

The Shogun's Vault (1964)

The Shogun's Vault poster
Original title
御金蔵破り
Directed by
Teruo Ishii
Genre
action, crime
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 33m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A translation of a French heist film set in Edo-era Japan. A group of schemers plot to break into a heavily guarded shogunate vault. The film follows their elaborate scheme and the complications that arise.

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What happens

『御金蔵破り』（ごきんぞうやぶり）は、1964年8月13日に公開された日本映画。主演・大川橋蔵、片岡千恵蔵、監督・石井輝男。東映京都撮影所製作、東映配給。 東映の歴史に於いては大きなエポックとなった「日本侠客伝シリーズ」の第一作『日本侠客伝』の併映作である。 1963年のフランス映画『地下室のメロディー』（アラン・ドロン・ジャン・ギャバン主演、アンリ・ヴェルヌイユ監督）の翻訳時代劇。このため大半のマスメディアから批判されたが、一部で時代劇にしてはモダンな異色作などと評された。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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