This film, directed by Banmei Takahashi, is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Atsushi Mizoguchi. It depicts the love-hate relationship between an older brother who tries to live an honest life and a younger brother who tries to return to the world of crime. Shigetoku, the younger brother who made a name for himself in the yakuza group "Toryu-kai" alongside his older brother Atsuhiko, is arrested after a conflict with a rival organization. Eight years later, Shigetoku returns to Atsuhiko, who has gone straight, but Shigetoku shows resentment towards Atsuhiko's lifestyle.
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Cast
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Tsuyoshi Ihara
Atsuhiko Naoe
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Banmei Takahashi Director · Jun Takada Screenplay Atsushi Mizoguchi Story
First release December 3, 1994 · Produced in Japan · Original title 修羅の帝王
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Twins Japan
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Japan
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Original title
修羅の帝王
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · December 3, 1994
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No release date listed for United States.
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