Outlaw: Gangster VIP

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Outlaw: Gangster VIP
Theatrical release poster
Directed byToshio Masuda
Screenplay by
  • Kaneo Ikegami
  • Reiji Kubota
Story byGoro Fujita[1]
Starring
CinematographyKurataro Takamura[1]
Music byNaozumi Yamamoto[1]
Production
company
Distributed byNikkatsu
Release date
  • January 13, 1968 (1968-01-13) (Japan)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Outlaw: Gangster VIP (「無頼」より　大幹部, Burai yori daikanbu) is a 1968 Japanese crime film directed by Toshio Masuda. The film stars Tetsuya Watari who plays Goro, a gangster who was sent to prison for three years for stabbing a hitman (Machida Kyosuke) who belonged to the rival gang called the Aokis. On his release from prison, Goro finds out his gang is in decline and learns that the hitman he stabbed is still alive.

Production[edit]

Outlaw: Gangster VIP is based on the writings of Goro Fujita, an ex-gangster who wrote the novel the film was based on.[2] The film was the first in a six-part series of films based on Goro Fujita's character.[3]

Release[edit]

The film was released in Japan on January 13, 1968.[1][4] The film was released by Toho International in an English-subtitled version in the United States in May 1968.[1]

Outlaw: Gangster VIP was shown at the Udine Far East Festival in 2005.[5] The film had its Canadian premier at the Fantasia Film Festival on July 14, 2008.[3]

Outlaw: Gangster VIP was released by Arrow Video on Blu-ray and DVD in 2016 as part of a box set of the entire series.[6]

Reception[edit]

Jasper Sharp of Midnight Eye stated that "Toshio Masuda didn't make the flashiest of works at Nikkatsu, but he did make solid, reliable movies with great characters and well-crafted plots that always keep the viewer on their toes. Gangster VIP is a far more mature and serious film than most of Nikkatsu's akushun films from the 60s, benefiting from some great acting, especially from its lead Watari (Tokyo Drifter), and the poignant final scenes will stick in one's mind for a long time after the film is over."[7]

Cast[edit]

Sequels[edit]

Outlaw:Gangster VIP 2　/ 大幹部 無頼[edit]

Source:[8]

Outlaw:Heartless / 無頼非情[edit]

Source:[9]

Isao Tamagawa : Gohara

Outlaw:Goro the Assassin / 無頼　人切り五郎[edit]

Source:[10]

Outlaw:Black Dagger / 無頼 黒匕首[edit]

Source:[11]

Outlaw:Kill! / 無頼 殺せ (1969)[edit]

Source:[6][12]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

Footnotes[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Galbraith IV 1996, p. 177.
  2. ^ ""Outlaw" Gangster VIP". Nikkatsu. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  3. ^ a b Schilling, Mark. "Gangster VIP". Fantasia Film Festival. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  4. ^ "「無頼」より 大幹部" (in Japanese). Nikkatsu. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
  5. ^ Schilling, Mark. "Gangster VIP". Far East Festival. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  6. ^ a b "Outlaw: Gangster VIP Collection Dual Format DVD & Blu-ray". Arrow Films. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  7. ^ Sharp, Jasper. "Nikkatsu Action special". Midnight Eye. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  8. ^ "大幹部 無頼". Nikkatsu. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  9. ^ "無頼非情". Nikkatsu. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  10. ^ "無頼 人切り五郎". Nikkatsu. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  11. ^ "無頼 黒匕首". Nikkatsu. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  12. ^ "無頼 殺せ". Nikkatsu. Retrieved 19 March 2017.

Sources[edit]

  • Galbraith IV, Stuart (1996). The Japanese Filmography: 1900 through 1994. McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-0032-3.

External links[edit]

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