The Big Boss

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 15, 1959

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

TOHO

Cast

Akira Takarada,Kōji Iwamoto,Sonomi Nakajima,Seizaburō Kawazu,Haruya Katō,Katsuji Ichikawa,Akira Sera,Shōichi Hirose,Mickey Curtis,Ren Imaizumiand 25 more

Director

Kihachi Okamoto

Writer

Shinichi Sekizawa,Motosada Nishikame

Producer

Tomoyuki Tanaka

Cinematography

Asakazu Nakai

Music

Akira Ifukube

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0052567