The second movie of Tôru Murakawa's "Game" trilogy. After making a sensational hit, a hitman has gone into hiding for five years. When he comes back he bumps into two women that he has spared five years ago. Two rival yakuza bosses hire Narumi to kill the other. Will Narumi's sense of chivalry entrap him again?
Acting
Yūsaku Matsuda's smoldering presence — the original sad hitman template.
Cinematography
Shadow-drenched Yokohama streets that breathe regret.
Direction
Murakawa's patient violence — explosive moments earned through silence.
Director
Tōru Murakawa
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Yūsaku Matsuda was so committed to the role he reportedly stayed in character between takes, chain-smoking in silence.
The 'Game' trilogy helped define the 'jitsuroku' yakuza genre — gritty, unromanticized alternatives to the flashy ninkyo films of the 60s.
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