Overview
Himuro (Yasukaze Motomiya) and Tamura (Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi), local delinquents from Yokohama, used their fists to dismantle a local yakuza gang. This drew deadly attention, forcing them to flee to Osaka with the help of Akimoto (Sho Aikawa), the Wakagashira of the Anzai-gumi. Despite escaping, Himuro and Tamura continue to make enemies. One day, they gain recognition from Kawatani (Hitoshi Ozawa) of the powerful Kyowakai, but simultaneously clash with the Kyowakai-affiliated Mikami-gumi, sparking a violent conflict. With Kawatani’s backing, Himuro and Tamura joining the Mikami-gumi seems to settle the dispute. Yet, meanwhile, Kyowakai chairman Gonda (Shinichi Chiba), Wakagashira Kudo (Hakuryu), and Shiseikai chairman Kawabata (Tatsuo Umemiya) begin moves to unify Japan’s entire yakuza world…
Director and cast
- Yasukaze Motomiya as Renji Himuro
- Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi as Yuto Tamura
- Hitoshi Ozawa as Yuichi Kawatani
- Naoya Makoto as Yoshimasa Yamazaki
- Eiichi Furui as Tetsuya Mikami
- Jiro Okazaki as Hidetsugu Ueda
- Aki Kawamura as Ryoko
- Katsuya as Hiroki Saito
- Hakuryu as Masanobu Kudo
- Show Aikawa as Terumasa Akimoto
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