
Cinetrā

Cinetrā

Do we stake our lives?
Sabu and his pals hold a pauper's funeral for Sabu's mother. His brother Jiro arrives home, fresh out of jail, and Sabu pointedly states that Jiro is not invited. Jiro meanwhile is planning a big job - steal 40 million in cash and drugs, and he invites Sabu and gang to act as decoys, for 50,000 each. The sting is a success, but the double-crossing starts almost immediately. Sabu discovers how little of the take they were promised and hides the stash. Jiro and his slimy partner pressure the kids to fess up. Meanwhile, their respectable elder brother Ichiro is being leaned on by the town's big boss, whose money it was.
Cast: Ken Takakura, Rentaro Mikuni, Kinya Kitaoji, Shinjirō Ehara, Sanae Nakahara, Hiroko Shima, Jiro Okazaki, Shunji Kasuga, Akikane Sawa, Seiichi Shisui, Seiji Echizenya, Masa Suganuma, Hideo Murota, Akira Katayama, Tadashi Naitô, Shirō Ōki, Pierre Segawa, Sakae Shima, Gōzō Sōma, Minoru Sawada
Writers: Kinji Fukasaku (Screenplay), Junya Satō (Screenplay)
Cinematographer: Ichirō Hoshijima
Production Designer: Hiroshi Fujita
Editor: Osamu Tanaka
Sound Designer: Koichi Iwata
Composer: Isao Tomita
Direction team: Yukio Noda (Assistant Director)
Producers: Seiichi Yoshino, Toru Yoshida
Production: Toei Company