The Hoodlum Soldier
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Heitai Yakuza or The Hoodlum Soldier is a Japanese film directed by Yasuzo Masumura
. The Hoodlum Soldier was the first of a series of eight films that followed the principal character, Kisaburo Omiya (Shintarô Katsu), though the subsequent installments have been criticized for lacking the thematic depth of this film.
Yasuzo Masumura
was a Japanese film director.Masumura was born in Kōfu on Honshū. After dropping out of a law course at the University of Tokyo he worked as an assistant director at the Daiei studio, later returning to university to study philosophy; he graduated in 1949...
. The Hoodlum Soldier was the first of a series of eight films that followed the principal character, Kisaburo Omiya (Shintarô Katsu), though the subsequent installments have been criticized for lacking the thematic depth of this film.