Retaliation (縄張はもらった, Shima wa moratta) is a 1968 Japanese yakuza film directed by Yasuharu Hasebe.[1]
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| Directed by | Yasuharu Hasebe |
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| Cinematography | Muneo Ueda |
| Edited by | Mutsuo Tanji |
| Music by | Hajime Kaburagi |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Cast
edit- Akira Kobayashi as Jiro Sagae
- Jo Shishido as Hino
- Hideaki Nitani as Hakozaki
- Tamio Kawaji as Naruse
- Meiko Kaji (credited as Masako Ota) as Saeko Hayafune
- Tatsuya Fuji as Shinjo
Production
editRetaliation was Hasebe's third film as a director.[3] It was filmed in Marunouchi and Sakura, Chiba.[4]
Release
editThe film premiered on October 5, 1968.[4] It was re-released in 2012 as part of the Kawasaki Shinyuri Film Festival on 8 October 2012.[5] Arrow Video released the film 2015 first time on Blu-ray Disc and DVD.[6]
Reception
editChris D., author of Outlaw Masters of Japanese Film described Retaliation as "a decent programmer" and that "staging is effective but occasionally it results in cluttered compositions that contribute to narrative confusion". The review concluded that 'Hasebe takes his story seriously, because the performances and realistically downbeat situations save the picture".[7]
Sight & Sound compared the film to those of Seijun Suzuki who Hasebe had worked with previously as an assistant director.[3] The review stated that Retaliation was "never be quite as visually or conceptually wild as Suzuki's, but they share something of the same breakneck cutting and tumultuous approach to staging action."[3]
Notes
edit- ^ "Retaliation". Film Society of Lincoln Center. Retrieved 2011-10-22.
- ^ Credits (booklet). Arrow Films. 2015. p. 3. AV007.
- ^ a b c Kemp, Philip (July 2015). "Retaliation". Sight & Sound. Vol. 25, no. 7. British Film Institute. p. 101.
- ^ a b "縄張はもらった" (in Japanese). Nikkatsu.
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- ^ "Kawasaki Shinyuri Film Festival". Metropolis Magazine. Retrieved 2011-10-22.
- ^ "Arrow Video Announces US Releases for May; Brian Yuzna's Society!". Dread Central. Retrieved 2011-10-22.
- ^ D. 2005, p. 127.
Sources
edit- D., Chris (2005). Outlaw Masters of Japanese Film. I.B.Tauris. ISBN 085771547X.
External links
edit- Retaliation at IMDb
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