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The Wolves (1971 film)

1971 film by Hideo Gosha

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 24, 2026
Entity authorityQ28940891 ↗
Source-derived summary

The Wolves (Japanese: 出所祝い, Hepburn: Shussho iwai; lit. Celebration of a Prisoner's Release) is a 1971 Japanese crime film directed by Hideo Gosha.

Release

The film was released theatrically in Japan on 30 October 1971 by Toho. The film was released by Toho International in the United States with English subtitles on 7 June 1972.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “The Wolves (1971 film)” as 1971 film by Hideo Gosha. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Wolves, film and Hideo.

Editorial reviewA useful identification and reception guide that helps separate the work itself from editions, performances, ownership and later interpretation. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1971, 1972—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1971-10-30. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Wolves, film and Hideo providing the first useful test.
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Why this record matters

A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “The Wolves (1971 film)”, the useful work is to connect “1971 film by Hideo Gosha” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

Object files, edition statements, performance records and contemporary criticism preserve different stages of the work’s history. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 24, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q28940891. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1971 and 1972.

Critical limits

Later fame can flatten the distinction between original context, subsequent adaptation and institutional collecting history. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

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  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

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This entry incorporates text from “The Wolves (1971 film)” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.