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The Big Boss

1959 · 1 hr 41 mins

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

Cast: Koji Tsuruta, Seizaburō Kawazu, Akira Takarada, Mitsuko Kusabue, Keiko Yanagawa

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