Big Shots Die at Dawn (1961)
• April 9th, 1961 • 1h 37min
Crime, Action
Overview
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.)
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Kids Return: The Reunion
Released on: 2013-10-12
Crime, Drama
Set 10 years after "Kids Return." Shinji and Masaru have graduated from high school with different p...
The Viper Brothers: Up on 30 Charges
Released on: 1974-03-01
Crime, Action, Drama
Part 7 in a long running (8+1 films) action/comedy/melodrama series about a pair of short tempered, ...
Street Mobster
Released on: 1972-05-06
Crime, Action, Thriller
After serving time, a defiant street thug is incensed to find his town overrun by two yakuza faction...
My Wife Is a Gangster
Released on: 2001-04-19
Action, Comedy
Eun-jin who is a living legend among the gangsters dominates the male-centered underworld wielding o...
Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder
Released on: 1968-11-30
Action, Drama
The long awaited second film in the Wicked Priest series is a masterpiece of sword swinging fury as ...
Falcon Rising
Released on: 2014-09-05
Adventure, Action
Chapman is an ex-marine in Brazil's slums, battling the yakuza outfit who attacked his sister and le...
Dead Angle
Released on: 1979-07-04
Crime, Thriller, Drama
Elite college graduates commit perfect financial crimes though loopholes in the law during the 1950s...
Graveyard of Honor
Released on: 2002-06-22
Crime, Drama, Thriller
A barkeeper saves a Yakuza boss' life and thus makes his way up in the organization. However, his fe...
Gozu
Released on: 2003-07-11
Crime, Thriller, Horror, Mystery
Minami mistakenly kills a gangster associate of his named Brother. Almost as soon as the murder take...
Kanto Street Peddlers: Violent Fire Festival
Released on: 1971-02-13
Action, Drama, Crime
The fourth film in the Kanto Street Peddlers series. The protagonist, played by Bunta Sugawara sides...
Kanto Street Peddlers: Shallow Clan Honor
Released on: 1971-12-17
Action, Drama, Crime
The fifth and final chapter of the Kanto Street Peddlers series! Will the battle in Asakusa be enoug...
Kanto Street Peddlers
Released on: 1969-11-08
Action, Drama
Kokubu Masaru (Bunta Sugawara) is a hard-headed, hot-tempered member of a street vendor clan run by ...
Yakuza Emblem Legend: Chapter 14
Released on: 2023-04-25
Crime, Action
The 14th sequel to the popular series "Yakuza Crest". Hakuryu and Ichizou Matsuda team up again and ...
CONFLICT: Outbreak
Released on: 2016-05-28
Crime, Action, Drama
The Hyodo-gumi boss—part of Tendokai, Japan’s largest yakuza syndicate—has been brutally murdered. ...
The World of Shura 2
Released on: 2022-03-25
Action, Drama
A year later, Mouri was demoted, and Saiga was expelled from the gang. Engetsu suddenly fell ill, a...
Jesus is My Boss
Released on: 2001-09-01
Crime, Drama
A warring Yakuza awakens to Christianity and becomes an evangelist. The film is modelled on the real...
The Tale of Zatoichi
Released on: 1962-04-18
Adventure, Action, Drama
The adventures of a blind, gambling masseur and master swordsman. Zatoichi targets a yakuza-controll...
The Tale of Zatoichi Continues
Released on: 1962-10-12
Adventure, Action, Drama
Returning to the village where a year before he had killed Hirate, a much-admired opponent, Zatoichi...
Branded to Kill
Released on: 1967-06-15
Thriller, Crime, Action
After botching his latest assignment, a third-ranked Japanese hit man becomes the target of another ...
The Flower and the Sword
Released on: 1964-11-11
Crime
A dangerous mobster threatens the life of a businessman's mother in this thriller. As Ryuji oversees...