Outlaw: Gangster VIP

Outlaw: Gangster VIP
Directed by Toshio Masuda
Screenplay by
  • Kaneo Ikegami
  • Reiji Kubota
Starring
Distributed by Nikkatsu
Release dates
  • 1968 (1968) (Japan)
Running time
 93 minutes
Country Japan
Language Japanese

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 hitman (Machida Kyosuke) that belonged to the rival gang called the Aokis. On his release from prison, Goro finds out his gang in decline and learns that the hitman he stabbed is still alive.

Production

Outlaw: Gangster VIP is based on the writings of Goro Fujita, an ex-gangster who wrote the novel the film was based on.[1] The film was the first in a six part series of films based on Goro Fujita's character.[2]

Release

Outlaw: Gangster VIP was shown at the Udine Far East Festival in 2005.[3] The film had its Canadian premier at the Fantasia Film Festival on July 14th, 2008.[2]

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.[4]

Reception

Writing for Midnight Eye, Jasper Sharp 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."[5]

Sequels

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ ""Outlaw" Gangster VIP". Nikkatsu. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  2. 1 2 Schilling, Mark. "Gangster VIP". Fantasia Film Festival. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  3. ↑ Schilling, Mark. "Gangster VIP". Far East Festival. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Outlaw: Gangster VIP Collection Dual Format DVD & Blu-ray". Arrow Films. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  5. ↑ Sharp, Jasper. "Nikkatsu Action special". Midnight Eye. Retrieved January 15, 2016.

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