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The Wolves
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Background Information: The Wolves
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| The Wolves is a 1972 title directed by Hideo Gosha. It stars Noboru Ando & Tatsuya Nakadai. |
Biography: Noboru Ando
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Noboru Ando is a Japanese film actor known for his yakuza roles. In fact, Ando was a real-life yakuza gang boss before becoming a movie star in 1965, when he appeared in a film about himself, Chi to Okite. He later wrote, produced & starred in another series of films about his life & his former gang, the Ando-gumi. One clear sign of his past occupation is the large knife scar on his left cheek, the result of a brawl with a Korean gangster as a young man. He also appeared in several films by Kinji Fukasaku. In Japanese, the only difference between yakuza & yakusha is one hiragana character, he was quoted in the Japan Times as saying. All yakuza have to be actors to survive.
Editors Choice: The Wolves, View DVDology
Biography: Tatsuya Nakadai
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 | Japanese leading actor Tatsuya Nakadai became a star after he was discovered working as a shop clerk by filmmaker Masaki Kobayashi during the 1950s. His starring roles in the films of Akira Kurosawa are among his most famous. Tatsuya Nakadai at the Internet Movie Database.
Posters Of Kagemusha Editors Choice: Illusion Of Blood, Ran, Kagemusha, The Wolves, Portrait Of Hell, High And Low, Sanjuro, Yojimbo, View DVDology |
Biography: Hideo Gosha
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| Hideo Gosha was a Japanese film director. Among his most famous films are Goyokin & Hitokiri, released in 1969 & The Wolves, released in 1972. Hideo Gosha at the Internet Movie Database.
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Additional Articles & Resources:
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Hideo Gosha: | Wikipedia Article * |
Tatsuya Nakadai: | Wikipedia Article * |
Noboru Ando: | Wikipedia Article * |
Tatsuya Nakadai: | Wikipedia Article * |
Noboru Ando: | Wikipedia Article * |
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