The Big Boss

(1959)

★ 6.5 IMDb · 4 votes

Genres: Crime

Year: 1959

Runtime: 101 мин

Country: Japan

Director: 岡本喜八

Cast: 鶴田浩二, 河津清三郎, Акира Такарада, 草笛光子, 柳川慶子, 平田昭彦, Макото Сато, 田中春男, Мики Кёртис, 夏木陽介

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.