Brothers of Capones (1970)

5.8/10 88 min Crime Comedy

Overview

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.

Cast

Tomisaburō Wakayama

Fumio Watanabe

Shingo Yamashiro

Gorō Mutsumi

Jerry Itō

Osman Yusuf

Kenji Kusumoto

Hiroshi Minami

Yōichi Numata

Kenji Ushio

Bokuzen Hidari

Tatsuo Endō

Tōru Abe

Minoru Ōki

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