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Brothers of Capones

Brothers of Capones

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Status

Released

Release Date

May 23, 1970

Runtime

1h 28m

Genres

Crime, Comedy

User Score

50%

Original Title

舶来仁義 カポネの舎弟

Production Companies

Toei Company

Director

Takashi Harada

Description

Superbly entertaining action comedy with Tomisaburo Wakayama as Kuriyama Capone who learned his trade under Al Capone in Chicago. The film follows his first venture to Japan with gangster brothers Frank (Shingo Yamashiro) and Joe (Fumio Watanabe). And being chased by gangster and the FBI, including the granddaughter of Eliot Ness. The whole thing is a good amount of fun, the performances especially (Wakayama, Yamashiro, Watanabe in a rare heroic role), making this one of routine director Takashi Harada’s best pictures.