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The Cleanup

The Cleanup

19691h 40m

Overview

A real all-star cast turns out for this modern yakuza yarn.

Directed by Toshio Masuda
Written by Hideichi Nagahara
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Top Cast

Yūjirō Ishihara

Yūjirō Ishihara

Shimaji

Mie Hama

Mie Hama

Akiko Shima

Tetsuya Watari

Tetsuya Watari

Kurasawa

Joe Shishido

Joe Shishido

Kōji Wada

Kōji Wada

Mitsuo Hamada

Mitsuo Hamada

Tatsuya Fuji

Tatsuya Fuji

Eiji Gō

Eiji Gō

Jiro Okazaki

Jiro Okazaki

Sayuri Yoshinaga

Sayuri Yoshinaga

Themes & Keywords

yakuza

About The Cleanup

The Cleanup is a crime, action film released in 1969 exploring themes of yakuza. Directed by Toshio Masuda, it stars Yūjirō Ishihara, Mie Hama, Tetsuya Watari. A real all-star cast turns out for this modern yakuza yarn.

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