Yakuza boss + politician: same Cambodian nightmare, two paths to save Japan.
Akira Hojo and Chiaki Asami live different lives in Tokyo, Japan: Hojo is the leader of a small but rising Yakuza clan, while Asami is a politician aiming to become the youngest member of the Japanese parliament. But while they both live in different ways, Hojo and Asami share the same past; both of them were survivors of the Killing Fields of Cambodia. With the aggression and survival instincts they learned in the Cambodian jungles, Hojo and Asami strive in both the Yakuza and political world to reform Japan into their own sanctuary.
Acting
Nagasawa and Abe's tense chemistry carries the whole film.
Production
90s Tokyo captured in all its neon-soaked, smoky glory.
Director
Yukio Fuji
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on a popular manga by Sho Fumimura and Ryoichi Ikegami, this adaptation barely scratches the source material's 100+ chapter depth.
This was one of Hiroshi Abe's earliest major film roles—he'd later become one of Japan's most beloved actors in Thermae Romae and Still Walking.
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