Wolves of the City: Checkmate

Name: Wolves of the City: Checkmate
Genre: Crime, Action, Drama
Released: 1970-01-09
Duration: 1 h 27 min
Cast: Tatsuo Umemiya, Hayato Tani, Tamami Natsu, Fumiko Sakakibara, Shingo Yamashiro

1970·Movie·87 min·★ 7.0(1)

Crime Action Drama More Japanese titles

This is the sixth film in the series. There were seventeen Wolves of the City films between 1968 & 1974, in the main aimed at shock-value & “pinku” soft-core with sex, nudity, violence, gunplay, & a lot of mainly pointless foolishness when the biker gang coopts racist or nazi imagery, inventing a non-existent youth culture void of morality…

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About Wolves of the City: Checkmate

Wolves of the City: Checkmate is a 1970 Japanese-language crime, action and drama film directed by Makoto Naito. The cast is led by Tatsuo Umemiya, Hayato Tani, Tamami Natsu. It has a runtime of 1h 27m.

Wolves of the City: Checkmate was produced by Toei Company and made in Japan. It was released on January 9, 1970.

Director: Makoto Naito
Writers: Isao Matsumoto, Eimei Yamamoto
Release date: January 9, 1970
Original language: Japanese
Status: Released
Country: Japan
Production: Toei Company

Wolves of the City: Checkmate cast & crew

Wolves of the City: Checkmate was directed by Makoto Naito and written by Isao Matsumoto and Eimei Yamamoto.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Masao Yagi and cinematography is by Ichirō Hoshijima.

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At 1h 27m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy crime, action, and drama, Wolves of the City: Checkmate is worth a place on your watchlist.

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