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Japan Organized Crime Boss (1969)
Directed by Kinji Fukasaku
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Coming out of jail and hoping for a quiet life, Yokohama yakuza has to take the lead of his gang after the death of his boss. His small group is is taken in a crossfire between a big yakuza group from Osaka at war with the Tokyo alliance for the control of the city. He tries to keep to the old yakuza code but he is no match for the new thugs who live and fight without honor.
Length 97 minutes
Actors
Koji Tsuruta | Bunta Sugawara | Ryôhei Uchida | Noboru Andô | Yoshi Katô | Seizaburô Kawazu | Hideo Murota | Harumi Sone | Asao Uchida | Tomisaburo Wakayama | Rinichi Yamamoto | Michitarô Mizushima | Sanae Nakahara | Seiya Satô | Mina Isshiki | Tamae Isobe | Takamaru Sasaki | Kazuo Nagayama | Akikane Sawa | Gen Shimizu | Nobuo Yana | Kôji Sekiyama | Genji Kawai | Keiichi Kitagawa | Takashi Hio | Hiroshi Hasegawa | Tomotaka Ueda | Gôzô Sôma | Toshiyuki Tsuchiyama | Sakae Shima | Kosaku Okano | Koji Miemachi | Nenji Kobayashi | Hajime Kubo | Ryô Suga | Osamu Yamanouchi | Takashi Noguchi | Kiyome Takemura | Yoshio Kirishima | Junnosuke Takasu | Tomo'o Nagai | Sansei Shiomi
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/12/2025 | Home Theater | Blu-ray | Owned | 7 stars |
| (Average) 7 stars |
Viewing Notes
In part, this feels like a test run for BATTLES WITHOUT HONOR as it involves a lot of the same plot threads. Here, though we have an anti-hero in the form of the honorable criminal. Unlike VIOLENT PANIC which features a lot of frenetic, handheld camera movement, BOSS is shot in a more traditional, observational style that lends more weight and drama to the events.
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