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Joe Shishido's cheeks are the real star of this yakuza cash grab.

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Detective Bureau 2-3: A Man Weak to Money and Women (1963)

seedypulp fictionlow-budget chaos

Overview

A sequel to Detective Bureau 2-3: Go To Hell Bastards!

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Standout Aspects

Acting

Shishido's surgically-enhanced scowl commands every frame.

Direction

Yanase keeps this sequel shambling with frantic energy.

Best for:Streaming: Late-night discovery when you fall down a Nikkatsu rabbit hole.·Solo: No one else appreciates Shishido's face enough anyway.

Heads up:Violence: 1963 yakuza beatdowns — stylized but frequent.

Director

Nozomu Yanase

ReleasedJul 7, 1963

Runtime1h 39m

StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast

Intensitymedium

Tonedark

Feellight

Top Cast

Joe Shishido

Hideo Tajima

Ryōji Hayama

Miyagusuku

Reiko Sasamori

Chiaki

Nobuo Kaneko

Kumagai

Eiji Gō

Honjô

Arihiro Fujimura

Actor

Daizaburo Hirata

Actor

Asao Koike

Actor

Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi

Nishiwatari

Naomi Hoshi

Mari

Zenji Yamada

Kitagoshi

Hiroshi Hijikata

Horiuchi

Eimei Esumi

Uchida

Kotoe Hatsui

Irie

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Trivia

Joe Shishido's iconic puffy cheeks were the result of cosmetic surgery he requested in 1957 to stand out from other pretty-boy Nikkatsu stars.

Cultural

Nikkatsu cranked out 'Bureau 2-3' sequels to capitalize on Shishido's sudden stardom — this was peak Japanese studio system product.

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