Overview
A yakuza movie starring Koji Matoba, depicting the lives of men left behind in the times. In the Ryuan-gumi, which is based in Yokohama, drug business was prohibited by the leader Engetsu. One day, in order to protect leader's teachings, Mouri of the Ryuan-gumi assassinates the leader of the Yamagami group, a hostile organization that trades drugs. This causes a conflict with the neutrals in the Ryuan-gumi. During this turbulent time, the leader Engetsu asks Mouri to take care of his son Saiga and guide him on the path to becoming a yakuza.
Director and cast
- Koji Matoba as Mouri Masahito
- Tsunenori Aoki as Yosuke Matsunami
- Manabu Hamada as Doumae
- Hiroyuki Watanabe as leader Engetsu
- Kenji Matsuda as Yaegashi Mitsuru
- Kazuyoshi Ozawa as wakagashira Doi
- Keisuke Kida as Asou
- Tetsuji Sakakibara as Saiga
- Tsutsumishita Atsushi as Daikatsu
- Takahiro Kuroishi as Tanno
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