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Synopsis
In a ruthless battle for power, several yakuza clans vie for the favor of their head family in the Japanese underworld. The rival bosses seek to rise through the ranks by scheming and making allegiances sworn over sake. Long-time yakuza Otomo has seen his kind go from elaborate body tattoos and severed fingertips to becoming important players on the stock market. Theirs is a never-ending struggle to end up on top, or at least survive, in a corrupt world where there are no heroes but constant betrayal and vengeance.
In a ruthless battle for power, several yakuza clans vie for the favor of their head family in the Japanese underworld. The rival bosses seek to rise through the ranks by scheming and making allegiances sworn over sake. Long-time yakuza …
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MPAA Rating | R (for strong brutal bloody violence throughout, language, a scene of sexuality and some nudity) |
Genres | Thriller, Action/Adventure, Crime, Foreign |
Distributors | Magnet Releasing |
Box Office | $44,416 |
Run Time | 1 hour 49 minutes |
Directors
Takeshi Kitano | Director |
CAST
Soichiro Kitamura | Sekuichi aka "Mr. Chairman" |
Tomokazu Miura | Kato, underboss of the Sanno-kai |
Tetta Sugimoto | Ozawa, underboss of the Ikemoto clan |
Jun Kunimura | Ikemoto, head of the Ikemoto clan |
Takeshi Kitano | Otomo, head of the Otomo clan |
Kippei Shiina | Mizuno, underboss of the Otomo clan |
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