The Viper Brothers
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After spending several years in prison, yakuza punk Masa (Bunta Sugawara) and his underling, Katsuji (Tamio Kawachi) are back out in the mean streets of Kobe to make a name for themselves amongst the local yakuza organization.
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Part of The Viper Brothers Collection
8 films
The Viper Brothers
Movie · 1971
The Viper Brothers Rage Again
Movie · 1971
The Viper Brothers: Prison Gang 13
Movie · 1972
The Viper Brothers: 18 Extortion Threats
Movie · 1972
The Viper Brothers: Four and a Half Years in Jail
Movie · 1973
The Viper Brothers: The Blackmailers
Movie · 1973
The Viper Brothers: Up on 30 Charges
Movie · 1974
The Viper Brothers and the Young General
Movie · 1975
Cast
50 people
Bunta Sugawara
Masataro (Goro Masa)
Known for
Spirited Away
Tales from Earthsea
Tamio Kawachi
Katsuji (Immortal Katsu)
Known for
Tokyo Drifter
Gappa, the Triphibian Monster
Sadao Nakajima
Kôji Takada
Keiichi Hashimoto
Noboru Andō
Yukichi Hayasaki
Also in
Violent Streets
Sympathy for the Underdog
Shunsuke Kikuchi
Tomomi Satō
Sayako Kozuki
Known for
Goké, Body Snatcher from Hell
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons
Shigeru Akatsuka
Bin Amatsu
Tatsuya Yamakita
Known for
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons
Sister Street Fighter
Tadao Kanda
Ryōji Hayama
Wasaburo Umeda (Takihana second-in-command)
Also in
Forever a Woman
Bloody Territories
Sadao Nakajima Director · Kōji Takada Screenplay Shunsuke Kikuchi Composer
First release June 1, 1971 · Produced in Japan · Original title 懲役太郎 まむしの兄弟
Production
Toei Company
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
懲役太郎 まむしの兄弟
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · June 1, 1971
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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