Takumi Furukawa

Cruel Gun Story

Cruel Gun Story

Fresh out of the slammer, Togawa (Branded to Kill’s rough-and-ready Joe Shishido) has no chance to go straight because he is immediately coerced by a wealthy mob boss into organizing a heist on an armored car carrying racetrack receipts. After assembling a ragtag bunch to carry out the robbery, Togawa learns that all is not what it seems in Takumi Furukawa’s thriller. Cue the double (and triple) crosses!

Film Info

  • Japan
  • 1964
  • 91 minutes
  • Black & White
  • 2.45:1
  • Japanese

Available In

Collector's Set

Eclipse Series 17: Nikkatsu Noir

Eclipse 17: Nikkatsu Noir

DVD Box Set

5 Discs

$48.96

Cruel Gun Story
Cast
Joe Shishido
Togawa
Chieko Matsubara
Rie
Tamio Kawachi
Takizawa
Yuji Odaka
Shirai
Minako Kazuki
Keiko
Hiroshi Nihonyanagi
Matusmoto
Hiroshi Kondo
Kondo
Credits
Director
Takumi Furukawa
Screenplay
Hisataka Kai
Written by
Haruhiko Oyabu
Cinematography
Saburo Isayama
Lighting
Masahiro Takashima
Recording
Tsugio Yonezu
Art direction
Toshiyuki Matsui
Editing
Masanori Tsujii
Music
Masayoshi Ikeda

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