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
64 years ago
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Cast

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

Crew

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