The Big Boss
1959 · 101 min · Crime, Drama
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.
- Director
- Kihachi Okamoto
- Writers
- Shinichi Sekizawa, Motosada Nishikame
- Released
- January 15, 1959
- Language
- Japanese
Cast
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