Crime ·Drama · Japan · 1969 · 1h 32m

Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers

日本暴力団 組長と刺客

Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers poster
Director
Junya Satō
Cast
Koji Tsuruta as Fumio Watanabe as Takashi Shimura as Hitomi Nozoe as Sanae Kitabayashi as Asao Uchida as
Crew
Hanjirō Nakazawa — Director of Photography Osamu Tanaka — Editor Masanobu Higurashi — Original Music Composer Fumio Kōnami — Screenplay Junya Satō — Screenplay
Synopsis

An honorable yakuza syndicate deeply rooted in Kyoto fights for survival when a new breed of gangsters threaten their very existence.

Mood & Themes
yakuzatreasonbriberyillegal gambling
Key Collaborators
Junya Satō Director Hanjirō Nakazawa Director of Photography Osamu Tanaka Editor Masanobu Higurashi Original Music Composer Fumio Kōnami Screenplay Junya Satō Screenplay
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