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The Wolves (1971)
Directed by Hideo Gosha
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After going to prison for killing the boss of the Kanno gang, Seji Iwahashi (Tatsuya Nakadai) gets released early—only to find that his former gang has merged with the Kannos. But with bitter resentments lingering on both sides, how long will it be before the bloodshed begins anew? Set in 1926 Japan, this serpentine crime thriller from director Hideo Gosha also stars Toshio Kurosawa and Isao Natsuyagi as Iwahashi’s closest ally.
Rated NR | Length 131 minutes
Actors
Tetsurō Tamba | Toshio Kurosawa | Tatsuya Nakadai | Komaki Kurihara | Hajime Mitamura | Hisashi Igawa | Kunie Tanaka | Hiroshi Tanaka | Noboru Andô | Kyôko Enami | Kyôichi Satô | Keiko Niitaka | Eiko Horii | Hideyo Amamoto | Isao Natsuyagi | Hiroshi Hasegawa | Atsuko Kawaguchi | Jutarô Hojo | Jun Haichi | Hajime Miyazawa | Katsue Nitta
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/02/2015 | TV | DVD | Rented | 7 stars |
| (Average) 7 stars |
Viewing Notes
Early 20th century serpentine crime thriller is a great way to describe Gosha’s work here. More drama between yakuza but the real star is Tatsuya Nakadai once again along with the women assassins that also do the tattoos. The story did not capture my attention but I probably wasn’t in the right mind set to watch a 2+ hour period crime piece about gangster politics. The drama is great, however.
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