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The Bandits

ActionCrime1h 31m

🍅64%

🍅

64%

Tomatometer

🍿

58%

Popcornmeter

8.0

TMDB

Storyline

Action drama about a Japanese gangster in Manchuria circa 1932, who finally joins some Chinese mountain bandits.

Trailers

The Bandits trailer thumbnail

Official Trailer

Details

DirectorShigehiro Ozawa

ReleasedMay 21, 1968

StatusReleased

Original languageJapanese

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guideNot rated

Studio

Toei Company

Cast

Koji Tsuruta

Koji Tsuruta

Yônosuke Minami

Hiroki Matsukata

Hiroki Matsukata

Shinji Miki

Kyōsuke Machida

Kyōsuke Machida

Chin Yômei

Tatsuo Endō

Tatsuo Endō

Daisaku Nishikawa

Jūshirō Konoe

Jūshirō Konoe

Ryûsei Takayama

Hiroko Sakuramachi

Hiroko Sakuramachi

Kumi Ishizuka

Shigeyoshi Fujioka

Takeo Akagi

Toshi Amatsu

Gôhei Sakurai

Rinichi Yamamoto

Rinichi Yamamoto

Teruo Hamada

Michimaro Otabe

Michimaro Otabe

Tokichi Shimazaki

Hōsei Komatsu

Hōsei Komatsu

Ba Tôten

Tetsuya Yamaoka

Tetsuya Yamaoka

Yasukawa

Reviews

7 reviews · 6 critics

3 fresh · 3 rotten

Critics consensus

“The story may not warrant its lengthy running time, but the cast of Bandits makes it an enjoyable ride.”

64% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

N

Nell Minow

RTCommon Sense MediaDec 22, 2010

Adults will get this movie, but kids won't.

K

Keith Uhlich

RTToxicUniverse.comSep 30, 2003

Bandits' most intriguing plot line, the three-way love story, merely hints at the complexity of a two-man/one-woman relationship and never moves past the initial stages of cuteness and adolescent eroticism.

J

Jeff Strickler

RTMinneapolis Star TribuneNov 6, 2002

Thornton and Willis save the day with their performances.

M

Matt Brunson

RTFilm FrenzyNov 18, 2025

Tries hard to be a quirky comedy -- God, does it try.

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Information

Title

The Bandits

Released

May 21, 1968

Rated

Not rated

Region of Origin

Japan

Original Audio

Japanese

Runtime

1h 31m

Status

Released

Studio

Toei Company

Tokyo Drifter