In 1947, in Kobe, Japan, a local street gang fights for their survival when its turf is overrun by United States occupation forces and international gangs.
Acting
Ken Takakura's smoldering restraint vs. Sugawara's volcanic rage.
Direction
Tanaka turns Kobe's bombed streets into a pressure cooker.
Production
Period detail so grim you can taste the defeat.
Director
Noboru Tanaka
Ken Takakura
Masato Dan
Bunta Sugawara
Kenzo Otaki
Tetsuro Tamba
Rinsei
Kōji Wada
Tamotsu Maehara
Hiroko Maki
Maki Tajima
Isao Natsuyagi
Yutaka Nakao
Renji Ishibashi
Pochi / Yoko
Kenji Imai
Tetsufumi
Hideji Ōtaki
Tokugen
Rokkō Toura
Detective Nishimura
Kunie Tanaka
Teruo Maruyama
Guts Ishimatsu
Nougaki
Moeko Ezawa
Satoko
Aoi Nakajima
Hatsue
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
JP
