Kenjû zankoku monogatari

1964
1h 27m

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A convict fresh out of prison, with a handicapped sister, is coerced by a wealthy mob boss into organizing an armored racetrack car heist.A convict fresh out of prison, with a handicapped sister, is coerced by a wealthy mob boss into organizing an armored racetrack car heist.A convict fresh out of prison, with a handicapped sister, is coerced by a wealthy mob boss into organizing an armored racetrack car heist.

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7.1/10

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Trivia
The 120 million Japanese yen in 1964 equaled about $331,500 at the time - an amount that equates to nearly $3M in 2021. Or to figure it another way, 120 million yen in 1964 equates to about 543,600,000 yen in 2021 - an amount that exchanges to nearly $4.8M in 2021.

Goofs
After diverting the armoured car with the fake detour signs, the fake cop moves all of the signs while still within sight (in the rear view mirrors) of the truck and escorting police.

Quotes
Joji Togawa: We're a team now. We're all in this together - gambling with our lives. This is our last chance to score big. We may not like each other, but we have to work together!

Connections
Featured in Best in Action: 1964 (2020)

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6/10

I liked much of it other than the common themed ending often shown on older movies of that era

(1964) Cruel Gun Story/ Kenjû zankoku monogatari (In Japanese with English subtitles) CRIME DRAMA/ ACTION

The Japanese equivalent of "The Killing", "Riffifi" and "The Asphalt Jungle" to name a few ...starring Joe Shishido as Togawa experiencing his early release set up by the syndicate, instructs him to rob the Japanese derby, only to find out later that he and his partner were tricked and double crossed. The fourth of five movies of the Nakkatsu Noir Criterion.

I was like, kind of hoping that this Japanese heist equivalent of both American and UK movies was not going to end in the same manner as the other heist movies, if one were to watch enough of them made during that era may define it as cliche at this point.