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Toba no mesu neko

  • 1965
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
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Toba no mesu neko (1965)
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The first in a series of movies about a female yakuza.The first in a series of movies about a female yakuza.The first in a series of movies about a female yakuza.

  • Director
    • Hiroshi Noguchi
  • Writers
    • Kenzô Asada
    • Hiroshi Noguchi
  • Stars
    • Yumiko Nogawa
    • Hideaki Nitani
    • Ichirô Sugai
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    54
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Hiroshi Noguchi
    • Writers
      • Kenzô Asada
      • Hiroshi Noguchi
    • Stars
      • Yumiko Nogawa
      • Hideaki Nitani
      • Ichirô Sugai
    • 2User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Yumiko Nogawa
    Yumiko Nogawa
    • Yukiko
    Hideaki Nitani
    • Ito
    Ichirô Sugai
    Ichirô Sugai
    Tatsuya Fuji
    Tatsuya Fuji
    Keisuke Yukioka
    Eiji Gô
    Eiji Gô
    Hiroshi Kôno
    Kaku Takashina
    • Director
      • Hiroshi Noguchi
    • Writers
      • Kenzô Asada
      • Hiroshi Noguchi
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    8arispull

    nice proto-violent pink film from Nikkatsu

    This proto-violent pink film from Nikatsu stars Yumiko Nogawa as a training female gambler for the yakuza, but she is actually planning to find the person who murdered her father and she is aided by an elder policeman and an ex-convict, with whom she falls in love. The black&white photography is really nice, the erotic scenes are very discreet (actually, there is no nudity) and the movie reaches an effective climax in the violent and tragic finale. Two more films followed, with the same director and the same actress.
    6Uriah43

    A Young Woman Seeking Revenge

    Even though the police are still investigating the murder of her father a year earlier, a young woman by the name of "Yukiko" (Yumiko Nogawa) decides to take matters into her own hands and find his killer. To that effect, knowing that her father had been gambling with loaded dice, she seeks out other gamblers who might have had an association with him in the hope that it would lead her in the right direction. Recognizing that she has absolutely no knowledge of the dangerous Yakuza underworld, she becomes exceeding grateful when a professional gambler by the name of "Ito" (Hideaki Nitani) offers to take her under his wing and mentor her. The problem is-that in spite of Ito's training-she still doesn't fully grasp how dangerous her predicament will soon become. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that this was an interesting film which had a good plot and a fair amount of intrigue to help it along. Likewise, although not quite as attractive as some other Japanese actresses, Yumiko Nogawa certainly played her part quite well in this particular picture. In any case, I enjoyed this film for the most part and have rated it accordingly. Slightly above average.

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    • Trivia
      TOBA NO MESU NEKO series. #1 of 3 films.
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      Followed by Cat Girls Gamblers: Naked Flesh Paid Into the Pot (1965)

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    • Release date
      • July 28, 1965 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Cat Girls Gamblers
    • Production company
      • Nikkatsu
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      1 hour 28 minutes

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