Based on the manga by Satosumi Takaguchi, adapted by Midori Kogane and Hidehiro Ito, and directed by Rokuro Mochizuki, this anti-hero story follows a fallen boxer turned extortionist. Takasu Goro, once forced out of boxing by a fixed match, now runs a front as a private detective while blackmailing targets ranging from students to yakuza bosses. Feared for his ruthless methods, he’s known as “the dirty one”. His intellectually disabled sister Keiko befriends a man named Osho at her favorite riverside spot. When a yakuza executive is killed, Goro tries to extort the boss for 100 million yen—triggering Keiko’s kidnapping.
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Cast
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Ryuji Harada
Goro Takasu
Known for
Izo
Tatsuo Yamada
Moriyama
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Departures
Kota Yamada
Rokuro Mochizuki
Hidehiro Ito
Masaru Taniguchi
Kyoko Muramatsu
Yoko
Known for
Freeze Me
Hirokazu Ishii
Masahiko Yoshida
Eiji Okuda
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Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins
If Cats Disappeared from the World
Toshirô Matsutake
Kaoru Higuchi
University Student
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Joshiryōsai
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Rokurō Mochizuki Director · Kota Yamada Screenplay Hidehiro Ito Writer
First release August 12, 1995 · Produced in Japan · Original title 汚い奴
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Japan
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Original title
汚い奴
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · August 12, 1995
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