Cruel Gun Story

Cruel Gun Story

Year: 1964

Runtime: 87 mins

Language: Japanese

Director: Takumi Furukawa

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After being freed early, Togawa—who served time for avenging his sister Rie's paralysis caused by a careless truck driver—is hired by businessmen to hijack an armored truck carrying 120 million yen, with the promise of funding her surgery. He assembles three co‑conspirators and a plan, but betrayals and complications force him to improvise, risking the money and his escape from Japan.

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Timeline & Setting – Cruel Gun Story (1964)

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Location

Japan

The story unfolds across Japan, moving from a city hospital to desolate country roads, an abandoned factory, and sewer tunnels. The varied settings highlight a crime world that shifts between glamorous power and gritty danger. Locations anchor the narrative, contrasting Matsumoto’s opulent influence with the crew’s desperate struggle on the road.

🏙️ Urban 🚧 Industrial outskirts 🏞️ Rural roads

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Main Characters – Cruel Gun Story (1964)

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Matsumoto (Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi)

A wealthy, calculating yakuza boss who pulls Togawa into the heist and uses his influence to control the operation. He treats others as tools to expand his empire and safeguard his position. His ruthlessness is matched by a willingness to protect the family’s wealth at any cost, until Togawa strikes back.

💼 Boss 🗡️ Ruthless 💰 Power

Togawa

A former bank robber released early thanks to Matsumoto’s influence, he leads the crew in the plan to rob the armored truck. He is driven by loyalty to friends and a desire to help his sister, even when it means taking extreme risks. His resolve wilts under pressure as betrayals mount, leading to a brutal confrontation with the boss.

🗡️ Outlaw 💪 Determined

Shirai

Togawa’s old partner and fellow crew member, loyal yet flawed. He shares the crew’s sense of camaraderie but is ultimately wounded and killed during the execution, highlighting the high cost of their criminal endeavors.

🤝 Ally 💥 Violent

Okada

A washed-up boxer recruited for the job, bringing grit and streetwise unpredictability to the team. His presence adds physical edge to the crew’s plan and mirrors the toll that crime takes on those involved.

🥊 Boxer 💥 Violent

Takizawa

A trusted friend of Togawa who tries to steer him away from escalating violence, only to become entangled in the aftermath of the heist. He confronts the consequences of the crew’s choices and ultimately dies after a confrontation with Ito.

🛡️ Ally 💥 Violent

Keiko

Teramoto’s girlfriend who secretly spies on the crew for Ito. She becomes a pawn in the power games surrounding the heist and is killed by Ito during the climactic events.

🤝 Ally 💀 Fatal

Yanagida

Head of a rival yakuza group who suspects Togawa’s involvement and offers to help recover the money in exchange for a share. His faction is ambushed by Ito’s men, highlighting the precarious alliances within the criminal underworld.

🗡️ Rival 💰 Ambition

Rie

Togawa’s sister, paraplegic from a past accident. She urges Togawa to quit crime and shows him a rosary, symbolizing a moral counterweight to his path of violence. Her well-being provides Togawa with a personal motive to change, even as the world around him spirals.

❤️ Family 🕊️ Compassion

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Major Themes – Cruel Gun Story (1964)

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💀 Betrayal

Betrayal threads through the plan as Ito manipulates the men around Matsumoto and then turns on them. The crew’s trust is eroded by deceit, culminating in ambushes and shifting loyalties. The story shows how power struggles within a criminal empire can derail even the best-laid schemes.

💰 Greed

Greed drives the plot from the moment the 120 million yen is promised. The pursuit of money spawns reckless decisions, double-crosses, and brutal eliminations. The pursuit ends in fire and ashes, leaving wealth as a monument to failed ambition.

🕊️ Fate

The characters’ fates seem sealed by a predatory world where loyalty and survival trump mercy. Personal desires conflict with family obligations, pushing Togawa to dangerous choices. In the end, the cycle of violence consumes those involved, leaving only ruin and regret.

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