A street war breaks loose between two rival gangs in the kansai region of. An unsung masterpiece, the first film in the series, outlaw. Black dagger is the weakest film of the outlaw series. In 1968, acclaimed director toshio masuda rusty knife, tora. Black dagger 1968 1228 1968 jp action, crime, thriller 1h 26m user score. Gangster vip, burai yori daikanbu is a 1968 japanese. Black dagger, keiichi ozawa, 1968 written by hayley scanlon posted on may 1, 2016 august 24, 2017 1 comment goro tetsuya watari just cant catch a break. Tetsuya watari, chieko matsubara, chitose kobayashi akas.
The set includes six films in the outlaw series released for the first time in the west. On his release from prison, goro finds out his gang is in decline and learns that. The film stars tetsuya watari who plays goro, a gangster who was sent to prison for three years for stabbing a hitman machida kyosuke who belonged to the rival gang called the aokis. Through a knife fight against sueo, a high profile gangster from busoukai, goro notices a familiar face approaching him from amidst the chaos his girlfriend, yuri chieko matsubara. The film was the first in a sixpart series of films based on goro fujitas character. Gangster vip collection bluray tetsuya watari dvdbeaver. Gangster vip, a gritty yakuza yarn based on the writings of real life exgangster goro fujita. At this point in the series, the decision to give matsubara two different parts in the same. And the series wrapped up more than two years before the genres next. All of the repetitive story beats youd expect are present, which is not awful if youve made it this far in the series youve made peace with it, yet they seem impossibly rushed due to overcramming the plot with twists and. Gangster vip, gangster vip 2, heartless, goro the assassin, black dagger, and kill. Visual essay covering the entire series by kevin gilvear an outlaw odyssey 23.