13 Oct 1989
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
The wife of an abusive criminal finds solace in the arms of a kind regular guest in her husband's restaurant.
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics
As Japan gears up for the 1964 Olympic games, the cops start to crack down on the gangs, under pressure from the public and the press, adding a new dimension in the war for power among the yakuza families of Hiroshima.
Top Billed Cast
菅原文太 Shozo Hirono
梅宮辰夫 Shinichi Iwai
黒沢年雄 Shigeru Takemoto
田中邦衛 Masakichi Makihara
山城新伍 Shoichi Eda
小倉一郎 Hiroshi Nozaki
長谷川明男 Yasuki Fukuda
三上真一郎 Hidemitsu Kawada
夏八木勲 Hiroshi Sugimoto
堀越陽子 Aiko Mitsukawa
木村俊恵 Toshika
中原早苗 Kikue
渚まゆみ Mieko
金子信雄 Yoshio Yamamori
小池朝雄 Tomoji Okajima
内田朝雄 Kenichi Ôkubo
遠藤太津朗 Aihara
加藤武 Noburo Uchimoto
松方弘樹 Shoichi Fujita
小林旭 Akira Takeda
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