Gangster VIP (in English)

After spending three years in prison for stabbing a hitman from a rival gang, Goro comes out disenchanted with yakuza life. When he decides to abandon gangster life entirely, tragedy intervenes, and Goro sets out for revenge.

The first installment in the six-part Burai series (1968-69)Director Masuda calls Gangster VIP, "a youth film that happens to be set in the yakuza world." For Goro there is no easy way out of the world that nurtured him. Based on the memoirs of a real yakuza, Goro Fujita, this film reveals a darker, more desperate side to Watari's on-screen persona.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Japanese
• Film
• Nikkatsu
• 1960s
• Yakuza
• Gangster

[JapanCinema]

MBRAGGS- this film is a part of the Nikkatsu "Burai" series that was in 6 episodes from 1968-69. Is that what you're referring to? Japan Society in NYC will be screening GANGSTER VIP on Fri 2/22- please come if you are in town!

[jollyrogerjonesy]

Man I'm so glad I went to go see it at the Japan Society.

[moshedpotatoes]

I went to this screening! What's that song playing in the background.. "Lonesome Lil"? Where can I find it?? =[

[MBRAGGS]

thank you japancinema very much for the upload. is this from the villainy series aka gangster vip series or are those 2 different series?