Sixth film in the "Kyodai Jingi" series. Three gangsters challenge an underworld group in northern Japan.
Acting
Koji Tsuruta's simmering stillness says everything.
Cinematography
Hokkaido winter as a fifth character.
Direction
Nakajima's sixth in series, confidence without fat.
Director
Sadao Nakajima
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Saburo Kitajima was primarily a famous enka singer; this role typecast him as yakuza for decades.
The 'jingi' (仁義) of the title refers to the yakuza moral code, which the series systematically dismantles across six films.
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