Shozo Hirono has managed to separate from the Yamamori family and create his own small family, and extend his circle of acquaintances. These new friendships include a powerful underboss of the Muraoka family, Noboru Uchimoto.
Direction
Fukasaku's handheld chaos makes every meeting feel like a shootout.
Editing
Rapid-fire exposition dumps that somehow never lose you.
Practical Effects
Real Hiroshima locations still bearing atomic scars.
Director
Kinji Fukasaku
Bunta Sugawara
Shozo Hirono
Takeshi Katō
Noboru Uchimoto
Akira Kobayashi
Akira Takeda
Mikio Narita
Hiroshi Matsunaga
Kunie Tanaka
Masakichi Makihara
Shingo Yamashiro
Shoichi Eda
Nobuo Kaneko
Yoshio Yamamori
Hideo Murota
Hideo Hayakawa
Tatsuo Umemiya
Shinichi Iwai
Asao Uchida
Kenichi Okubo
Tatsuo Endō
Shigeo Aihara
Reiko Ike
Tomie
Tsunehiko Watase
Takeshi Kuramoto
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Filmed during the actual 1973 oil crisis; the blackout scenes hit different knowing audiences sat in dark theaters.
Bunta Sugawara's scar is real—yakuza film authenticity demanded no makeup covers. Fukasaku loved it.
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