Kuroda is a mob hitman who turns on his employers after being forced to execute his lover. Joining forces with his similarly wronged brothers, hot-headed Eiji and aspiring boxer Saburo, the trio escalate their mob retaliation to all-out turf war where no one will stop until one faction emerges victorious.
Direction
Hasebe's widescreen compositions turn violence into bleak poetry.
Acting
Joe Shishido's cheekbones could cut glass; his stare cuts deeper.
Cinematography
Shadow-drenched Yokohama streets that breathe noir tradition.
Director
Yasuharu Hasebe
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of Nikkatsu Studios' 'borderless action' wave, importing Hollywood noir visuals to critique Japanese corporate loyalty structures.
Joe Shishido famously had cheek augmentation surgery in 1957 to stand out; his pillowy, unnatural look became his trademark.
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