Teruo Ishii portrays the bitter conflict over the right to develop land in a gripping and humorous way. Nakagami, the head of the Kanto Joseikai, is ordered to acquire the rights to work to level the reclaimed land and prevent the Doshikai from expanding from Kansai into Tokyo, but the interference of the Koda-gumi, associated with the Kansai Doshikai, intensifies. Nakagami's younger brother Hayami, unhappy that the situation is moving slowly, tries to blackmail the mayor into moving forward, but... A true Toei gangster film with an all-star cast including Koji Tsuruta and Ken Takakura!
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Ken Takakura
Known for
Black Rain
The Yakuza
Koji Tsuruta
Known for
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
Yoshiko Sakuma
Known for
Earthquake Bird
The Makioka Sisters
Yoshiko Mita
Also in
Nagi's Long Vacation
Samaritan Zatoichi
Shigeru Amachi
Known for
Jigoku
Ghost Story of Yotsuya
Harumi Sone
Known for
Gozu
Graveyard of Honor
Kyōsuke Machida
Known for
The Yakuza
Shinjirō Ehara
Also in
Invasion of the Neptune Men
Rice
Sumiko Fuji
Known for
Summer Wars
Air Doll
Hiroyuki Nagato
Known for
Pigs and Battleships
The Insect Woman
Takamaru Sasaki
Known for
Throne of Blood
Invasion of Astro-Monster
Tōru Abe
Known for
Shōgun
Tokyo Story
Teruo Ishii Director · Kinji Fukasaku Screenplay Kazuo Kasahara Screenplay
First release January 3, 1965 · Produced in Japan · Original title 顔役
Production
Toei Company
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Japan
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Original title
顔役
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · January 3, 1965
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No release date listed for United States.
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