A gang lord hires Kamimura, a hit man, to take out a rival boss who's gotten greedy.
Directed by Takashi Nomura
based on novel or book
rivalry
mob boss
japanese noir
IMDB
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Cast
Joe Shishido
Shuji Kamimura
Chitose Kobayashi
Mina
Jerry Fujio
Shun Shiozaki
Shōki Fukae
Funaki
Zenji Yamada
Barge captain
Eimei Esumi
Senzaki
Kōjirō Kusanagi
Hit man
Ryotaro Sugi
Successor to Shimazu
Takamaru Sasaki
Otawara
Asao Uchida
Tsugawa
Zeko Nakamura
Apartment Receptionist
Kanjūrō Arashi
Shimazu
Crew
Nobuo Yamada
Screenplay
Hideichi Nagahara
Screenplay
Shinji Fujiwara
Novel
Popular Reviews
33 reviews
Joakim
8.0★ · 04/07/26
What a finale!
What a finale!
Nick
6.0★ · 03/17/26
Crazy to think this came out the same year as Branded to Kill, with star Joe Shishido to boot! This pair of films feels like siblings. Both have shoot outs which carry nearly identical momentum and feel. These films know how to set the stage for grand stand-offs and showdowns.
Crazy to think this came out the same year as Branded to Kill, with star Joe Shishido to boot! This pair of films feels like siblings. Both have shoot outs which carry nearly identical momentum and feel. These films know how to set the stage for grand stand-offs and showdowns.
John Lewis
8.0★ · 02/20/26
I’m glad this is on the criterion channel and not Tubi. Because it gives me a little more hope it’ll get a stand-alone blu ray release.
I’m glad this is on the criterion channel and not Tubi. Because it gives me a little more hope it’ll get a stand-alone blu ray release.
Olvaggar
8.0★ · 09/21/25
Spaghetti Eastern
Spaghetti Eastern
Jared Johnson
10.0★ · 06/12/25
Impeccable filmmaking.
The last 10 minutes are so fucking great. Top notch cinematography and direction. This is filmmaking.
Inspired to write a contained crime thriller now.
Impeccable filmmaking.
The last 10 minutes are so fucking great. Top notch cinematography and direction. This is filmmaking.
