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Daimon Otokode Shinitai (1969)

Daimon Otokode Shinitai poster
Original title
代紋 男で死にたい
Directed by
Akinori Matsuo
Genre
action, crime
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 26m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A yakuza member struggles with loyalty and personal honor in a violent underworld. The film follows his choices as he faces threats from rival gangs and his own organization.

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What happens

Daimon Otokode Shinitai (Japanese: 代紋 男で死にたい), also known as Family Crest: Die Like a Man, is a 1969 Japanese yakuza film directed by Akinori Matsuo. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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