After going to prison for killing the boss of the Kanno gang, Seji Iwahashi gets released early -- only to find that his former gang has merged with the Kannos. But with bitter resentments lingering on both sides, how long will it be before the bloodshed begins anew?
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Cast
21 people
Tatsuya Nakadai
Seji Iwahashi
Known for
Ran
Harakiri
Noboru Andō
Gunjiro Ozeki
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Street Mobster
Violent Streets
Komaki Kurihara
Niece
Known for
Air Crew
Kyōko Enami
Oyu
Known for
Gamera vs. Barugon
Gokusen
Toshio Kurosawa
Tsutomu Onodera
Known for
Lady Snowblood
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics
Isao Natsuyagi
Tetsunosuke Sakaki
Known for
Like Father, Like Son
Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion
Kunie Tanaka
Matsuzo Tsumura
Known for
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
Hiroshi Tanaka
Known for
Grave of the Fireflies
Return of the Street Fighter
Hiroshi Hasegawa
Known for
Shōgun
Lady Snowblood
Kyōichi Satō
Known for
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41
Jutarō Hōjō
Known for
Return of Giant Majin
Atsuko Kawaguchi
Known for
The Sword of Doom
Demons
Hideo Gosha Director · Kei Tasaka Screenplay Masaru Satō Composer
United States release June 6, 1972 · Produced in Japan · Production Tokyo Eiga
Production
TOHO
Production
Tokyo Eiga
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Japan
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Original title
出所祝い
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · October 30, 1971
Theatrical
United States · June 6, 1972
Theatrical
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