Blood and Law

Overview

After the war, Noboru Ando, a former kamikaze soldier, returns to a devastated Tokyo. Enraged by the violence prevalent in society, he immerses himself in the yakuza world, believing that "violence must be met with violence." Gaining notoriety for his natural bravery and fighting skills, he becomes known as the "intellectual yakuza" and creates the Ando-gumi, a gang that controls the Shibuya district. Ando's first series of yakuza films is based on his autobiography. He labored at his first studio, Shochiku, to only minor success before leaving and going onto true stardom at Toei Studios. These films were awfully early in Ando’s career - a novice actor and former yakuza given immense notoriety by his newspaper-serialized bio upon his release from prison. 1 of 5 films.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

August 29, 1965

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

Shochiku

Cast

Tetsuro Tamba,Toshio Hosokawa,Junko Ebata,Bunta Sugawara,Hiroshi Fujioka,Noboru Andō,Keiji Takamiya,Miho Jo,津崎公平

Director

Namio Yuasa

Writer

Namio Yuasa,Noboru Andō

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt8720238