Directed by:
Kinji FukasakuScreenplay:
笠原 和夫Cast:
Bunta Sugawara, Nobuo Kaneko, Tamio Kawaji, 渡瀬恒彦, 伊吹吾郎, 田中邦衛, 梅宮辰夫, 片桐竜次, 渚まゆみ, Akira Kobayashi, Asao Uchida, 小池朝雄, Hiroki Matsukata, Seizô Fukumoto, Masaru ShigaPlots(1)
As Japan gears up for the 1964 Olympic games, the cops start to crack down under pressure from the public and the press, adding a new dimension in the war for power among the yakuza families of Hiroshima. Akira Kobayashi's Takeda tries to keep a lid on things, but hotheaded underlings create chaos, with one boss whacked in neutral territory, and the craven boss, Uchimoto, informing on an assassination attempt by his own minions. While the police round up hundreds of yakuza foot soldiers, Bunta Sugawara's Shozo Hirono plots to finally take out longtime nemesis, boss Yamamori. (official distributor synopsis)
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Bunta Sugawara
Japan
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Nobuo Kaneko
Japan
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Tamio Kawaji
Japan
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渡瀬恒彦
Japan
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伊吹吾郎
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田中邦衛
Japan
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梅宮辰夫
China
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片桐竜次
Japan
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渚まゆみ
Japan
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Akira Kobayashi
Japan
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Asao Uchida
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小池朝雄
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Hiroki Matsukata
Japan
Best movies:
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Seizô Fukumoto
Japan
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Masaru Shiga
Japan
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