
July 31, 1947 · 78 years old

After his own gang sets him up to kill a rival mobster, a hit man is forced to flee with his younger brother.

A more original story than usual for a ninkyô yakuza film.

After killing a man in self defense, Ryuji goes searching for peace. But when he finds that his elderly mother, Kiyo, is being harassed by a rival family, Ryuji has no choice but to choose the fate of the sword.

The new head (Ryuji) of the powerful Oshima-Murata yakuza clan faces danger from an evil rival who is out for blood and revenge in this classic samurai historical tale.

A war veteran clashes with a mob boss in this crime saga. When Ryuji returns from the war, he finds himself torn by the death of an old friend - the son of crime kingpin Kiyomiya. A death Ryuji feels responsible for.