Underplayed Gems

Gambler's Farewell (1968)

Gambler's Farewell poster
Original title
博徒解散式
Directed by
Kinji Fukasaku
Genre
drama, crime
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 31m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A yakuza tries to leave his criminal past behind in postwar Japan. He faces loyalties and betrayals from his old gang as he attempts to make a clean break.

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What happens

Gambler's Farewell (Japanese: 博徒解散式, Hepburn: Bakuto kaisanshiki) is a 1968 yakuza film directed by Kinji Fukasaku starring Koji Tsuruta. It is the sixth film in the Bakuto (Gambler) series of films produced by Toei Studios. Fukasaku had previously directed Koji Tsuruta in a similarly titled film, Kaisanshiki (Ceremony of Disbanding), in 1967, but the two films are unrelated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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