The Wolves (1971)
Overview
After going to prison for killing the boss of the Kanno gang, Seji Iwahashi (Tatsuya Nakadai) gets released early -- only to find that his former gang has merged with the Kannos. But with bitter resentments lingering on both sides, how long will it be before the bloodshed begins anew? Set in 1926 Japan, this serpentine crime thriller from director Hideo Gosha also stars Toshio Kurosawa and Isao Natsuyagi as Iwahashi's closest ally.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | ja |
| Popularity | 0.706 |
Directed By
Hideo Gosha
Crew
Hideo Gosha
Hideyuki Shiino
Sanezumi Fujimoto
Masayuki Satō
Michio Suwa
Kōzō Okazaki
Masaru Satō
Yosuke Sakakibara
Hideo Gosha
Motoji Kojima
Toshio Harashima
Kei Tasaka
TOP CAST
Tatsuya Nakadai
Seji Iwahashi
Noboru Andō
Gunjiro Ozeki
Komaki Kurihara
Niece
Kyōko Enami
Oyu
Toshio Kurosawa
Tsutomu Onodera
Isao Natsuyagi
Tetsunosuke Sakaki
Kunie Tanaka
Matsuzo Tsumura
Hisashi Igawa
Narrator
Tetsuro Tamba
Genryu Asakura
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