It is the first Toei yakuza film directed by Akinori Matsuo, who was active in Nikkatsu action movies. It is a local yakuza movie made following Okinawa Yakuza War (1976) and Hokuriku Proxy War (1977). The film depicts the war between a storied yakuza killer (Hiroki Matsukata) and the largest organized crime group in the Kansai region, which plans to advance into the Kanto region.
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Cast
22 people
Hiroki Matsukata
Denkichi Umino
Known for
13 Assassins
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
Joe Shishido
Katsuya Sekikawa
Known for
Branded to Kill
Youth of the Beast
Akinori Matsuo
Kôji Takada
Gorô Kusakabe
Atsuo Nakamura
Ginzô Katahara
Known for
The Challenge
The Vampire Doll
Hirô Matsuda
Norimichi Matsudaira
Hiroki Tamaki
Hiroyuki Nagato
Fusajirô Konno
Known for
Pigs and Battleships
The Insect Woman
Kozo Horiike
Rumi Matsumoto
Setsuko Umino
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Hakusen Nagashi
Professional Killers
Akinori Matsuo Director · Kōji Takada Screenplay Hirō Matsuda Screenplay
First release August 27, 1977 · Produced in Japan · Original title 仁義と抗争
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Toei Company
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Japan
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Original title
仁義と抗争
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · August 27, 1977
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No release date listed for United States.
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