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 as Denkichi Umino
Joe Shishido as Katsuya Sekikawa
Atsuo Nakamura as Ginzô Katahara
Hiroyuki Nagato as Fusajirô Konno
Rumi Matsumoto as Setsuko Umino
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