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Overview
It is the first Toei yakuza film directed by Akinori Matsuo, who was active in Nikkatsu action movies. It is a local yakuza movie made following Okinawa Yakuza War (1976) and Hokuriku Proxy War (1977). The film depicts the war between a storied yakuza killer (Hiroki Matsukata) and the largest organized crime group in the Kansai region, which plans to advance into the Kanto region.
Top Cast


Hiroki Matsukata
Hiroki Matsukata
Denkichi Umino
Hiroki Matsukata
Denkichi Umino


Joe Shishido
Joe Shishido
Katsuya Sekikawa
Joe Shishido
Katsuya Sekikawa


Atsuo Nakamura
Atsuo Nakamura
Ginzô Katahara
Atsuo Nakamura
Ginzô Katahara


Hiroyuki Nagato
Hiroyuki Nagato
Fusajirô Konno
Hiroyuki Nagato
Fusajirô Konno


Rumi Matsumoto
Rumi Matsumoto
Setsuko Umino
Rumi Matsumoto
Setsuko Umino


Kenichi Sakuragi
Kenichi Sakuragi
Kenichi Sakuragi


Asao Koike
Asao Koike
Yoshimatsu Sasamoto
Asao Koike
Yoshimatsu Sasamoto


Hiroshi Kondō
Hiroshi Kondō
Hiroshi Kondō


Kunio Naito
Kunio Naito
Kunio Naito


Masaru Shiga
Masaru Shiga
Kazuo Wakamatsu
Masaru Shiga
Kazuo Wakamatsu
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