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Exiled to Hell (1969)

Exiled to Hell poster
Original title
地獄の破門状
Directed by
Toshio Masuda
Genre
drama, crime
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 29m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Four men protect the Asakusa district of Tokyo from evil during the Taisho era. It is a yakuza action film starring Akira Kobayashi and Tetsuya Watari in their first collaboration.

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What happens

『地獄の破門状』(じごくのはもんじょう)は、1969年1月22日に日活で配給された映画である。舛田利雄監督、数少ない小林旭、渡哲也共演作品で、初共演作品となるヤクザアクション映画。また小林と浅丘ルリ子最後の日活映画共演作品でもある。 大正時代の浅草を舞台に、4人の男が悪から浅草を守る姿を描いた作品である。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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