An early Okamoto yakuza film, though it's not in the Underworld series (along with The Last Gunfight and The Big Boss) despite being alternatively known as "Death of the Boss." While Okamoto did not write this film and took on the project because he was assigned and "just doing [his] job" according to an interview with Chris Desjardins in Outlaw Masters of Japanese Film, he did express a general excitement about working in action cinema (which shows through in this film's energy.)
| Title | Big Shots Die at Dawn |
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| Year | 1961 |
| Genre | Crime, Action |
| Country | Japan |
| Studio | TOHO |
| Cast | Yūzō Kayama, Kumi Mizuno, Mickey Curtis, Akihiko Hirata, Jun Tazaki, Tadao Nakamaru |
| Crew | Kihachi Okamoto (Director), Yoshitami Kuroiwa (Editor), Sei Ikeno (Original Music Composer), Yukio Ota (Director of Photography), Shin Watarai (Sound Recordist), Shinobu Muraki (Art Direction) |
| Keyword | yakuza |
| Release | Apr 09, 1961 |
| Runtime | 97 minutes |
| Quality | HD |
| IMDb | 6.20 / 10 by 4 users |
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