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Ken Takakura's breakout role: where a bullet's mark means everything.
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The Second Bullet is Marked (1960)

yakuza pulpKyushu grit1960s Nikkatsu cool

Overview

ActionCrime

Tsunokichi and Ken face off against a rival yakuza in Kyushu.

Flag of JPJPJapanese
Content warning

Standout Aspects

Acting

Takakura's simmering screen presence emerges

Cinematography

Kyushu locations shot with noir shadows

Direction

Ozawa's efficient genre craftsmanship

Best for:Solo: Late-night dive into vintage yakuza cinema·Streaming: Perfect gateway to Ken Takakura's early career
Heads up:Violence: Period-appropriate yakuza brutality, mostly off-screen
Shigehiro Ozawa

Director

Shigehiro Ozawa

ReleasedJan 27, 1960
Runtime1h 30m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feelmedium
Toei Company

Top Cast

Chiezo Kataoka

Chiezo Kataoka

Ken Takakura

Ken Takakura

Eitarō Shindō

Eitarō Shindō

Hiroshi Minami

Hiroshi Minami

Shinjirō Ehara

Shinjirō Ehara

Hitomi Nakahara

Hitomi Nakahara

Mitsue Komiya

Mitsue Komiya

Naoko Kubo

Naoko Kubo

Yoshiko Sakuma

Yoshiko Sakuma

Eijirō Yanagi

Eijirō Yanagi

Shunji Sakai

Shunji Sakai

Masao Mishima

Masao Mishima

Isao Yamagata

Isao Yamagata

Kusuo Abe

Kusuo Abe

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Trivia

This was 29-year-old Ken Takakura's first major yakuza role, launching his four-decade reign as Japan's definitive tough guy.

Cultural

Nikkatsu Studio's 1960s action films established the visual grammar that would influence everything from Fukasaku's Battles Without Honor to modern yakuza cinema.

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