Thugs of Shinjuku (新宿の与太者) 53 years old

Thugs of Shinjuku

Fresh out of jail, a smart-mouth wise guy Goro takes the name “Big Brother Katsumata.” Not fitting in well with established gangs, he forms a rag-tag gang called “the Shinjuku Brothers.” The members of their gang are thugs who only wish they were traditional yakuza. When they turn up at the funeral for a gangster, they are not welcomed, but a senior boss intervenes to keep things calm. The boss of bosses invites them to join a respected local council of warlords. Katsumata is suspicious of why such powerful men would extend an invitation to lowlife like himself.

Credits

Thugs of Shinjuku Cast

Name Character
Ryôji Hayama He was 38, now 91 years old
Bunta Sugawara He was 37, 81 years old when he died
Masao Komatsu He was 28, now 82 years old
Nobuo Kaneko He was 47, 71 years old when he died
Tomisaburo Wakayama He was 41, 62 years old when he died
Kenji Ushio He was 45, 68 years old when he died
Shizuko Kasagi She was 56, 70 years old when she died
Tōru Yuri He was 49, 78 years old when he died
Kyôichi Satô He was 33, now 87 years old
Hiroshi Minami He was 101, 119 years old when he died
Fumio Watanabe He was 41, 74 years old when he died
Shingo Yamashiro He was 32, 71 years old when he died
Kôji Sekiyama He was 41, now 94 years old
Makoto Satō He was 13, 49 years old when he died

Thugs of Shinjuku Crew

Name Department
Toshiaki Tsushima as Original Music Composer. He was 34 (77) years old when He died Sound
Shuichiro Nakamura as Art Direction. Art
Akira Murao as Screenplay. Writing
Thugs of Shinjuku poster
Thugs of Shinjuku (53 years)

  • Release day: Friday, December 18, 1970
  • Runtime: 87 minutes