The Dirty One

Overview

Based on the manga by Satosumi Takaguchi, adapted by Midori Kogane and Hidehiro Ito, and directed by Rokuro Mochizuki, this anti-hero story follows a fallen boxer turned extortionist. Takasu Goro, once forced out of boxing by a fixed match, now runs a front as a private detective while blackmailing targets ranging from students to yakuza bosses. Feared for his ruthless methods, he’s known as “the dirty one”. His intellectually disabled sister Keiko befriends a man named Osho at her favorite riverside spot. When a yakuza executive is killed, Goro tries to extort the boss for 100 million yen—triggering Keiko’s kidnapping.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

August 12, 1995

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Cast

Ryuji Harada,Tatsuo Yamada,Kyoko Muramatsu,Eiji Okuda,Kaoru Higuchi,Show Aikawa,Yasukaze Motomiya

Director

Rokurō Mochizuki

Writer

Hidehiro Ito,Satosumi Takaguchi,Kota Yamada

Cinematography

Hirokazu Ishii

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0193265