Poster of Big Shots Die at Dawn

Big Shots Die at Dawn

Plot: 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
Release Date: Sunday, April 9 1961
63 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Yūzō KayamaYūzō Kayama
Yūzō Kayama was
23 in Big Shots Die at Dawn
as 'Jiro'.
Sun, Apr 11 1937
Portrait of Kumi MizunoKumi Mizuno
Kumi Mizuno was
24 in Big Shots Die at Dawn
Fri, Jan 01 1937
Portrait of Mickey CurtisMickey Curtis
Mickey Curtis was
22 in Big Shots Die at Dawn
Sat, Jul 23 1938
Portrait of Akihiko HirataAkihiko Hirata
Akihiko Hirata was
33 in Big Shots Die at Dawn
Mon, Dec 26 1927 –
Wed, Jul 25 1984
Portrait of Jun TazakiJun Tazaki
Jun Tazaki was
47 in Big Shots Die at Dawn
Thu, Aug 28 1913 –
Fri, Oct 18 1985
Portrait of Tadao NakamaruTadao Nakamaru
Tadao Nakamaru was
28 in Big Shots Die at Dawn
Fri, Mar 31 1933 –
Thu, Apr 23 2009
Portrait of Ichirō NakataniIchirō Nakatani
Ichirō Nakatani was
30 in Big Shots Die at Dawn
Wed, Oct 15 1930 –
Thu, Apr 01 2004
Portrait of Yukiko ShimazakiYukiko Shimazaki
Yukiko Shimazaki was
30 in Big Shots Die at Dawn
Wed, Feb 25 1931 –
Sat, Feb 15 2014
Portrait of Eijirō YanagiEijirō Yanagi
Eijirō Yanagi was
65 in Big Shots Die at Dawn
Mon, Sep 16 1895 –
Tue, Apr 24 1984
Portrait of Sachio SakaiSachio Sakai
Sachio Sakai was
35 in Big Shots Die at Dawn
Tue, Sep 08 1925 –
Wed, Mar 11 1998
Portrait of Ren YamamotoRen Yamamoto
Ren Yamamoto was
30 in Big Shots Die at Dawn
Mon, May 12 1930 –
Fri, Jun 17 2005
Portrait of Senkichi ŌmuraSenkichi Ōmura
Senkichi Ōmura was
38 in Big Shots Die at Dawn
Thu, Apr 27 1922 –
Sun, Nov 24 1991
Portrait of Hisashi IgawaHisashi Igawa
Hisashi Igawa was
24 in Big Shots Die at Dawn
Tue, Nov 17 1936
Portrait of Kunie TanakaKunie Tanaka
Kunie Tanaka was
28 in Big Shots Die at Dawn
Wed, Nov 23 1932 –
Wed, Mar 24 2021
Portrait of Fuyuki MurakamiFuyuki Murakami
Fuyuki Murakami was
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Portrait of Hideo SunazukaHideo Sunazuka
Hideo Sunazuka was
28 in Big Shots Die at Dawn
Sun, Aug 07 1932
Portrait of Masanobu OkiMasanobu Oki
Masanobu Oki was
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Portrait of Kōji IwamotoKōji Iwamoto
Kōji Iwamoto was
29 in Big Shots Die at Dawn
Tue, Feb 09 1932
Portrait of Kan HayashiKan Hayashi
Kan Hayashi was
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Unknown Birthday –
Fri, Apr 23 1965

Crew

Portrait of Kihachi OkamotoKihachi Okamoto
Kihachi Okamoto was
37 in Big Shots Die at Dawn
as 'Director'
Sun, Feb 17 1924 –
Sat, Feb 19 2005
Portrait of Yukio OtaYukio Ota
Yukio Ota was
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as 'Director of Photography'
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Portrait of Ei OgawaEi Ogawa
Ei Ogawa was
31 in Big Shots Die at Dawn
as 'Screenplay'
Mon, Mar 10 1930 –
Wed, Apr 27 1994
Portrait of Ichirō IkedaIchirō Ikeda
Ichirō Ikeda was
37 in Big Shots Die at Dawn
as 'Screenplay'
Sun, Sep 30 1923 –
Sat, Nov 04 1989
Portrait of Tomoyuki TanakaTomoyuki Tanaka
Tomoyuki Tanaka was
50 in Big Shots Die at Dawn
as 'Executive Producer'
Tue, Apr 26 1910 –
Wed, Apr 02 1997
Portrait of Reiji MiwaReiji Miwa
Reiji Miwa was
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as 'Executive Producer'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Yoshitami KuroiwaYoshitami Kuroiwa
Yoshitami Kuroiwa was
29 in Big Shots Die at Dawn
as 'Editor'
Sun, Nov 15 1931 –
Wed, Dec 12 2012
Portrait of Sei IkenoSei Ikeno
Sei Ikeno was
30 in Big Shots Die at Dawn
as 'Original Music Composer'
Tue, Feb 24 1931 –
Fri, Aug 13 2004
Portrait of Haruhiko OyabuHaruhiko Oyabu
Haruhiko Oyabu was
26 in Big Shots Die at Dawn
as 'Original Story'
Fri, Feb 22 1935 –
Mon, Feb 26 1996
Portrait of Shinobu MurakiShinobu Muraki
Shinobu Muraki was
37 in Big Shots Die at Dawn
as 'Art Direction'
Sun, Sep 02 1923 –
Thu, Jan 16 1997
Portrait of Shin WataraiShin Watarai
Shin Watarai was
42 in Big Shots Die at Dawn
as 'Sound Recordist'
Fri, Dec 13 1918 –
Mon, May 28 2001
Portrait of Masanobu MiyazakiMasanobu Miyazaki
Masanobu Miyazaki was
>> in Big Shots Die at Dawn
as 'Sound Recordist'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Eiji YamaguchiEiji Yamaguchi
Eiji Yamaguchi was
>> in Big Shots Die at Dawn
as 'Lighting Technician'
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