| Cops vs. Thugs | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Kinji Fukasaku |
| Written by | Kazuo Kasahara Goro Kusakabe (original concept) |
| Starring | Bunta Sugawara Hiroki Matsukata |
| Cinematography | Shigeru Akatsuka |
| Music by | Toshiaki Tsushima |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Toei |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Cops vs. Thugs (県警対組織暴力, Kenkei tai Soshiki Bōryoku, lit. "Police vs. Violence Groups") is a 1975 Japanese yakuza film directed by Kinji Fukasaku. It won two Blue Ribbon Awards in 1976: Best Director (Fukasaku) and Best Actor (Sugawara).[1] Complex named it number 6 on their list of The 25 Best Yakuza Movies.[2] Kino International released the film on DVD in North America in 2006.[3]
- ^ "Kenkei tai Soshiki Bōryoku". Dejitaru Daijisen Purasu. Shogakukan. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
- ^ "The 25 Best Yakuza Movies". Complex. Retrieved 2014-10-02.
- ^ "Cops vs. Thugs". Kino International. Retrieved 2014-08-30.