21 Jan 1961
Pigs and Battleships
In the city of Yokosuka, Kinta and his lover Haruko, both involved with yakuza, brave the post-occupation period with a goal to be together.
The World of Shura
A yakuza movie starring Koji Matoba, depicting the lives of men left behind in the times. In the Ryuan-gumi, which is based in Yokohama, drug business was prohibited by the leader Engetsu. One day, in order to protect leader's teachings, Mouri of the Ryuan-gumi assassinates the leader of the Yamagami group, a hostile organization that trades drugs. This causes a conflict with the neutrals in the Ryuan-gumi. During this turbulent time, the leader Engetsu asks Mouri to take care of his son Saiga and guide him on the path to becoming a yakuza.
Top Billed Cast
的場浩司 Mouri Masahito
青木玄徳 Yosuke Matsunami
浜田学 Doumae
渡辺裕之 leader Engetsu
松田賢二 Yaegashi Mitsuru
小沢和義 wakagashira Doi
木田圭介 Asou
榊原徹士 Saiga
Tsutsumishita Atsushi Daikatsu
黒石高大 Tanno
SHU Machimura
明樂哲典 Yamagami group leader
日向丈 Sakaki
ヒデ Yamagami-gumi member
長友光弘 Yamagami-gumi member
幕雄仁 Yosuke Matsunami's younger brother
中村祐志 Hideto Tani
室龍規 Machida
中川翔太 Kato
遠山景織子 VIP's Mom
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