Thugs of Shinjuku
1970, Japanese. Directed by Shin Takakuwa.
Fresh out of jail, a smart-mouth wise guy Goro takes the name “Big Brother Katsumata.” Not fitting in well with established gangs, he forms a rag-tag gang called “the Shinjuku Brothers.” The members of their gang are thugs who only wish they were traditional yakuza. When they turn up at the funeral for a gangster, they are not welcomed, but a senior boss intervenes to keep things calm. The boss of bosses invites them to join a respected local council of warlords. Katsumata is suspicious of why such powerful men would extend an invitation to lowlife like himself.
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 18 December 1970
- Original title
- 新宿の与太者
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Akira Murao
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Thugs of Shinjuku runs 87 minutes (1h 27m).
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Thugs of Shinjuku isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 18 December 1970. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed Thugs of Shinjuku?
Thugs of Shinjuku (1970) was directed by Shin Takakuwa and stars Bunta Sugawara, Makoto Satou, Shingo Yamashiro.