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MOVIE • 1987

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A new wave Yakuza film in which Takanori Jinnai plays a young Yakuza suffering from stomach cancer who has very little left to live. This film is based on the posthumous manuscript of Shoji Kaneko, the legendary director who died of cancer after completing work on the hit "Ryuji".

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Takanori Jinnai

Takanori Jinnai

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Eri Ishida

Eri Ishida

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Yoshio Harada

Yoshio Harada

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Mariko Kaga

Mariko Kaga

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Takanobu Hozumi

Takanobu Hozumi

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Nenji Kobayashi

Nenji Kobayashi

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Takashi Naito

Takashi Naito

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Taketoshi Naitō

Taketoshi Naitō

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Saburo Tokito

Saburo Tokito

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Masayuki Watanabe

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Kazuo Andō

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Eri Nitta

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Goro Hanawa

Screenplay

Evan Lurie

Evan Lurie

Original Music Composer

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Theatrical release date: May 23, 1987

Meta Snapshot

Film

Status

Released

Release

May 23, 1987

Runtime

100 min

Language

Japanese

Origin

Japan

Budget

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