Blood and Law
(1965)
Year: 1965
Runtime: 105 мин
Country: Japan
Director: 湯浅浪男
Cast: 安藤昇, Тэцуро Тамба, 高宮敬二, Хироси Фудзиока, Бунта Сугавара, 津崎公平, 江畑絢子, Miho Jo, 細川俊夫
Plot
After the war, Noboru Ando, a former kamikaze soldier, returns to a devastated Tokyo. Enraged by the violence prevalent in society, he immerses himself in the yakuza world, believing that "violence must be met with violence." Gaining notoriety for his natural bravery and fighting skills, he becomes known as the "intellectual yakuza" and creates the Ando-gumi, a gang that controls the Shibuya district. Ando's first series of yakuza films is based on his autobiography. He labored at his first studio, Shochiku, to only minor success before leaving and going onto true stardom at Toei Studios. These films were awfully early in Ando’s career - a novice actor and former yakuza given immense notoriety by his newspaper-serialized bio upon his release from prison. 1 of 5 films.