Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards!
1963 1h 29m movie Film Japan

Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards!

探偵事務所23 くたばれ悪党ども

Synopsis

探偵事務所23 くたばれ悪党ども

Tajima is a private detective in charge of his own company, Detective Bureau 2-3. When warring criminal gangs go overboard by robbing U.S. military munitions, Tajima steps in to stop what the cops can't.

Other Titles From Nikkatsu Corporation

Action + Crime in Japan

188 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Action and Crime genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards! itself).

The 1962–1964 Japan Window

Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards! holds position #40 of 58 Japan films in the 1962–1964 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. Harakiri
    #1

    Harakiri

    ★ 8.4 · 1962
  2. High and Low
    #2

    High and Low

    ★ 8.3 · 1963
  3. Sanjuro
    #3

    Sanjuro

    ★ 7.9 · 1962
  4. An Autumn Afternoon
    #4

    An Autumn Afternoon

    ★ 7.8 · 1962
  5. Onibaba
    #5

    Onibaba

    ★ 7.7 · 1964
  6. Kwaidan
    #6

    Kwaidan

    ★ 7.7 · 1964
  7. Three Outlaw Samurai
    #7

    Three Outlaw Samurai

    ★ 7.5 · 1964
  8. Revenge
    #8

    Revenge

    ★ 7.5 · 1964

The 1960s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 1960s in Japan, 202 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards! premiered alongside 14 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 14 other Japan films in 1963.

The 172nd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).

Audience Engagement

20
Reviews
36th
Review-volume percentile
5th
Popularity percentile

20 audience reviews — more than 36% of Japan films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 5th percentile among Japan films.

Reception Benchmarks

6.7
TMDB Rating
20
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #2,819 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (38th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.2 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Action productions specifically: #1,121 of 1,714 (top 65%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesNikkatsu Corporation
Runtime1h 29m
Release DateJanuary 27, 1963
IMDbtt0056989
Official Sitewww.nikkatsu.com