is a 1968 Japanese yakuza film directed by Yasuharu Hasebe.

Cast

* Akira Kobayashi as Jiro Sagae * Jo Shishido as Hino * Hideaki Nitani as Hakozaki * Tamio Kawaji as Naruse * Meiko Kaji (credited as Masako Ota) as Saeko Hayafune *

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as Shinjo

Production

''Retaliation'' was Hasebe's third film as a director. It was filmed in Marunouchi and Sakura, Chiba.

Release

The film premiered on October 5, 1968. It was re-released in 2012 as part of the Kawasaki Shinyuri Film Festival on 8 October 2012. Arrow Video released the film 2015 first time on

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and DVD.

Reception

Chris D., author of ''Outlaw Masters of Japanese Film'' described ''Retaliation'' as "a decent programmer" and that "staging is effective but occasionally it results in cluttered compositions that contribute to narrative confusion". The review concluded that 'Hasebe takes his story seriously, because the performances and realistically downbeat situations save the picture".D. 2005, p. 127. '' Sight & Sound'' compared the film to those of Seijun Suzuki who Hasebe had worked with previously as an assistant director. The review stated that ''Retaliation'' was "never be quite as visually or conceptually wild as Suzuki's, but they share something of the same breakneck cutting and tumultuous approach to staging action."

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* Films directed by Yasuharu Hasebe Nikkatsu films Films shot in Tokyo Yakuza films 1960s Japanese films Films scored by Hajime Kaburagi {{1960s-Japan-film-stub