Tatsuya, a former gang leader, seeks a fresh start after juvenile detention but quickly finds himself entangled in a gang rivalry. Amidst the chaos, he forms unexpected bonds with Kaname, a rival gang member, and Chihiro, the sister of a late gang leader, as they navigate the dangerous gang world together.
Acting
Yuki Kura's thousand-yard stare says everything words can't.
Direction
Shinagawa turns street brawls into ballet, then gut-punches you with silence.
Director
Hiroshi Shinagawa
Yuki Kura
Tatsuya Iguchi
Kotaro Daigo
Atsushi Tanzawa
Koshi Mizukami
Kaname Abe
Yuki Yoda
Chihiro Minagawa
Shosei Ohira
Shuuya Meguro
Sukai Kinjo
Ryō Sawamura
Shin Koyanagi
Masaru Taguchi
Ryutaro Yamasaki
Keiji Imai
Yu Miyazawa
Kazumasa Shimohara
Takuro Osada
Kōji Shimohara
On Nakano
Kenzō Shimohara
Tetta Sugimoto
Kyuuzō Itami
Marina Watanabe
Shizuka Itami
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'furyo' subgenre romanticizes 80s-90s Japanese youth gangs; this film deliberately strips away the cool to expose the loneliness underneath.
Director Hiroshi Shinagawa cast actual former juvenile delinquents in supporting roles, including one who'd served time with the real-life inspiration for Tatsuya.
JP
