Big Shots Die at Dawn (1961)
Crime
Action
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.)
Cast
Jiro
Crew
Director
Editor
Director of Photography
Original Music Composer
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Art Direction
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
Lighting Technician
Original Story
Screenplay
Screenplay