Yakuza deka (1970)

Calificación de los usuarios:

5.9/10   

Director:

Yukio Noda

Guionista:

Fumio Konami (writer)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

23 mayo 1970 (Japan)

Género:

Crimen | Acción

Comentarios de los usuarios:

More of an action film than a Yakuza, but a good one.

Reparto

Tetsuro Tamba
Bin Amatsu
Ryohei Uchida
listado alfabético del resto del reparto:
Giant Baba	...	Himself
Sonny Chiba
Kôji Hio	...	Kurihara
Asao Uchida

También conocida como:

Gangster Cop (International: English title)

Duración:

89 min

País:

Japan

Idioma:

Japonés

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Relación de Aspecto:

2.35 : 1

Sonido:

Mono

Clasificación:

UK:15 (cut)

Compañía:

Toei Tokyo

More of an action film than a Yakuza, but a good one.

In most of his films, Sonny Chiba's acting skills are usually overshadowed by his fistfights, and "Yakuza Deka" might not be an exception, however it still manages to work as a drama whilst still keeping Chiba's trademark violence. The essential story about an undercover cop isn't exactly anything interesting or original, however Chiba's unshakable screen presence burns through the film and as usual it feels dull when he isn't on screen.

That said, there is a lot of skill behind the camera in Yukio Noda, who keeps everything moving at a cracking pace and handles the action very well, even with the obviously low budget. The film climaxes with a hugely entertaining off road car mêlée, so while not impressing anyone with its story the film certainly excels itself in terms of action. There's plenty of well timed comic relief which gives the film a much lighter atmosphere than other films of the same ilk.

Overall, this may not be for the "serious" Yakuza fan, however it is a very entertaining hour and a half and certainly will not disappoint any Chiba fans, who as usual is the main attraction.