The Big Boss
6.5
“A monumental action epic co-starring Tsuruta, Takarada, and Mifune!”
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.
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Cast
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Koji Tsuruta
Ryuta Komatsu
Known for
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
Seizaburō Kawazu
Yokomitsu
Known for
Yojimbo
New Tale of Zatoichi
Akira Takarada
Mineo Komatsu
Known for
Godzilla
King Kong Escapes
Mitsuko Kusabue
Rie
Known for
Yearning
Jigen Daisuke
Keiko Yanagawa
Yoko
Also in
Living Skeleton
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
Akihiko Hirata
Sudo
Known for
Godzilla
Rodan
Makoto Satou
Goro
Known for
Princess Mononoke
Blind Woman's Curse
Haruo Tanaka
Kurosaki
Known for
Ikiru
Chikamatsu Monogatari
Mickey Curtis
Tatsu
Known for
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
Fires on the Plain
Yōsuke Natsuki
Kashimura's Assistant
Known for
Shōgun
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Hiroshi Hayashi
Known for
Godzilla
Jigoku
Sachio Sakai
Restaurant Bartender
Known for
Godzilla
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Kihachi Okamoto Director · Shinichi Sekizawa Screenplay Motosada Nishikame Screenplay
First release January 15, 1959 · Produced in Japan · Original title 暗黒街の顔役
Production
TOHO
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original title
暗黒街の顔役
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · January 15, 1959
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Russia
October 13, 2014 · Limited theatrical · Retrospective of Kihachi Okamoto (Moscow)
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