31 Dec 1969
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A real all-star cast turns out for this modern yakuza yarn.
The Wolves
After going to prison for killing the boss of the Kanno gang, Seji Iwahashi (Tatsuya Nakadai) gets released early -- only to find that his former gang has merged with the Kannos. But with bitter resentments lingering on both sides, how long will it be before the bloodshed begins anew? Set in 1926 Japan, this serpentine crime thriller from director Hideo Gosha also stars Toshio Kurosawa and Isao Natsuyagi as Iwahashi's closest ally.
Top Billed Cast
仲代達矢 Seji Iwahashi
安藤昇 Gunjiro Ozeki
栗原小巻 Niece
江波杏子 Oyu
黒沢年雄 Tsutomu Onodera
夏八木勲 Tetsunosuke Sakaki
田中邦衛 Matsuzo Tsumura
田中浩 長谷川弘 
佐藤京一 Jutarō Hojo 川口敦子 
新高恵子 Eiko Horii Katsue Nitta 三田村元 Jun Haichi Hajime Miyazawa 
天本英世 
井川比佐志 Narrator
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