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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
Tatsuya Nakadai | Noboru Andô | Komaki Kurihara | Kyôko Enami | Toshio Kurosawa | Isao Natsuyagi | Kunie Tanaka | Hiroshi Tanaka | Hiroshi Hasegawa | Kyôichi Satô | Jutarô Hojo | Atsuko Kawaguchi | Keiko Niitaka | Eiko Horii | Katsue Nitta | Hajime Mitamura | Jun Haichi | Hajime Miyazawa | Hideyo Amamoto | Hisashi Igawa | Tetsurō Tamba
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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