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. :)
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)
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 |
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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