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Release Year1972
Runtime1h 28m
LanguageJapanese
CertificationNR
GenresAction, Comedy, Crime
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DirectorSadao Nakajima
WritersSusumu Saji, Michio Sobu
TypeFeature Film
Rating10.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsThe Viper Brothers: 18 Extortion Threats
About The Viper Brothers: 18 Extortion Threats
Part 4 in a long running (8+1 films) action/comedy/melodrama series about a pair of short tempered, amoral, but not evil chinpira (Bunta Sugawara and Tamio Kawachi) thinking too big of themselves. Sugawara tries to overcome a traumatic experience of getting in bed blindfolded with a girl who turned out to be an old granny. Later he and Kawaji try to settle down in a neighbourhood harassed by businessman yakuza Bin Amatsu.
Directed by Sadao Nakajima, The Viper Brothers: 18 Extortion Threats leans on a strong ensemble — Bunta Sugawara, Tsunehiko Watase, Masaru Shiga — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about action titles of 1972.
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