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Release Year1974
Runtime1h 30m
LanguageJapanese
CertificationNR
GenresAction, Comedy, Crime
Votes1
DirectorSadao Nakajima
WritersIsao Matsumoto, Sadao Nakajima, Eimei Yamamoto
TypeFeature Film
Rating10.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsThe Scoundler vs. The Viper Brothers
About The Scoundler vs. The Viper Brothers
A crossover between Wakayama's Gokudo and Sugawara Mamushi series. Gokudo runs a restaurant and makes Takuzo Kawatani his kitchen bitch. He tries to do the same for the Mamushi bros. but the boys don't play along, which pisses Gokudo off. Things get worse when he starts helping a young teacher and Bunta has a crush on a pretty girl... and unbeknownst to them it's the same woman! Yes, the film has not one but two romantic subplots! Of course it all ends in bloodshed.
Directed by Sadao Nakajima, The Scoundler vs. The Viper Brothers leans on a strong ensemble — Bunta Sugawara, Tomisaburō Wakayama, Nijiko Kiyokawa — 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 1974.
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