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The Big Boss

A monumental action epic co-starring Tsuruta, Takarada, and Mifune!

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The Big Boss — Plot

Ryuta and Mineo Komatsu are brothers, both yakuza (gangsters). Mineo, although complicit in crime, even murder, wants out of the gangster life, hoping to become a successful singer instead. Ryuta loves his brother, but Mineo's possible defection presents problems for the gang, and Ryuta realizes he must kill his brother if he wants to survive.

  • Release date
  • January 15, 1959
  • Runtime
  • 101 min
  • Genres
  • Crime, Drama
  • Director
  • Kihachi Okamoto

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The Big Boss — Cast

Koji Tsuruta photo Koji Tsuruta Ryuta Komatsu Seizaburō Kawazu photo Seizaburō Kawazu Yokomitsu Akira Takarada photo Akira Takarada Mineo Komatsu Mitsuko Kusabue photo Mitsuko Kusabue Rie Keiko Yanagawa photo Keiko Yanagawa Yoko Akihiko Hirata photo Akihiko Hirata Sudo Makoto Satō photo Makoto Satō Goro Haruo Tanaka photo Haruo Tanaka Kurosaki

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