The original post exploring pachinko in Japanese cinema... has grown too large and the movies from 1970+ will be moved to this post.
The master list of movies will be maintained in Part 1. If you are arriving at this post, please begin at part 1. :)
1970 - ずべ公番長 夢は夜ひらく / Zubekô banchô: yume wa yoru hiraku (Delinquent Girl Boss: Blossoming Night Dreams)
1974 - ㊙色情めす市場 / (Maruhi) shikijô mesu ichiba (Secret Chronicle - She Beast Market)
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| slot machines are Olympia Mark III - オリンピア・マークIII |
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| arrangeball machines on the right |
1975 - 濡れた欲情 ひらけ！チューリップ (Wet Lust: Opening the Tulip)
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| well that was an incredible opening sequence! |
1976 - やくざの墓場 くちなしの花 / Yakuza no Hakaba: Kuchinashi no Hana (Yakuza Graveyard)
1976 - やさぐれ刑事 / Yasagure Keiji (Outlaw Cop)
1976 - 君よ憤怒の河を渉れ / Kimi yo Fundo no Kawa o Watare (Manhunt)
1976 - トラック野郎 天下御免 / Torakku yarô: tenka gomen (Trucker Yaro IV: Fully Licensed)
1977 - 男はつらいよ 寅次郎頑張れ! / Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Torajirō Gambare! (Tora-san Plays Cupid)
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| finally some classic 1970s pachinko |
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| that stare |
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| always appreciate the strategy tips |
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| Another recurring theme are the characters that really aren't into pachinko |
1977 - トラック野郎 度胸一番星 / Torakku yarô: Dokyô ichiban hoshi (Trucker Yaro V: The courageous star)
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| This is probably my favourite gag in the series. Bunta gets punched and the pachinko machine pays out. The guy he's fighting is excited too and helps him scoop balls before continuing to punch Bunta. |
1979 - 復讐するは我にあり / Fukushū Suru wa Ware ni Ari (Vengeance Is Mine)
1987 - マルサの女 / Marusa no onna (A Taxing Woman)
1996 - Shall we ダンス / ? (Shall We Dance?)
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| a poignant example of pachinko used as a retreat |
1997 - ワイルドライフ (Wild Life)
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| brutal scene of destroyed discarded pachinko machines |
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| always great to see scenes of people working on the nails |
1999 - どんてん生活 / Donten seikatsu (Hazy Life)
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| I think she's played a video pachinko game for the Famicon |
2000 - 殺し / Koroshi (Film Noir)
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| pachinko as despair |
2000 - はつ恋 / Hatsukoi (First Love)
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| a person's reflected face frame by the pachinko machine is another recurring image |
2004 - 下妻物語 / Shimotsuma monogatari (Kamikaze Girls)
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| the movie starts with a woman flying through the air, pachinko balls falling from her pocket |
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| title card freezes here, pachinko balls raining |
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| love this shot |
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| hahahahaha |
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| the joke is that she doesn't know why she's doing so well |
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| hell yeah |
2007 - 国道20号線 / Kokudo 20gosen (Off Highway 20)
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this movie focuses on pachislo machines
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| it is the bleakest look at gambling yet |
2009 - カイジ / カイジ 人生逆転ゲーム / Kaiji: Jinsei gyakuten gêmu (Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler)
2011 - カイジ2 人生奪回ゲーム (Kaiji 2: The Ultimate Gambler)
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| there are a LOT of photos for this one |
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| most of the movie takes place in this one location |
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| why? Because it holds The Swamp, this ridiculously huge pachinko machine |
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| pachinko balls are currently valued at 4 yen each, so playing a machine for 4000 yen balls... |
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| enjoy this top-to-bottom pan |
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| I'm at least grateful they took the time to show off the machine |
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| I've got some bad news for you about that final clune |
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| another iconic shot of a face reflected in a pachinko playfield |
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| I love a good heist movie |
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| now we're just showing off the elaborate outer drain holes |
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| just so many machines glowing for background ambience |
2013 - そして泥船はゆく / Soshite dorobune wa yuku (And the Mud Ship Sails Away)
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| bonus points for the candy cab |
2014 - そこのみにて光輝く / Soko nomi nite hikari kagayaku (The Light Shines Only There)
2020 - マザー (Mother)
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another film with pachinko as despair
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| it makes the connection to modern game centers where gambling is normalized for children |
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| Check that retro skill-roll style game!! |
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