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The Big Boss (1959)

Genre : Crime

Runtime : 1H 41M

Director : Kihachi Okamoto
Writer : Shinichi Sekizawa, Motosada Nishiki

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Koji Tsuruta
Koji Tsuruta
Ryuta Komatsu
Seizaburō Kawazu
Seizaburō Kawazu
Akira Takarada
Akira Takarada
Mineo Komatsu
Mitsuko Kusabue
Mitsuko Kusabue
Rie
Keiko Yanagawa
Keiko Yanagawa
Yoko
Akihiko Hirata
Akihiko Hirata
Makoto Satō
Makoto Satō
Haruo Tanaka
Haruo Tanaka
Mickey Curtis
Mickey Curtis
Yōsuke Natsuki
Yōsuke Natsuki
Kashimura's assistant
Hiroshi Hayashi
Hiroshi Hayashi
Sachio Sakai
Sachio Sakai
Michiyo Yokoyama
Michiyo Yokoyama
Sonomi Nakajima
Sonomi Nakajima
Rumiko Sasa
Rumiko Sasa
Kokuten Kōdō
Kokuten Kōdō
Noriko Honma
Noriko Honma
Akira Sera
Akira Sera
Ikio Sawamura
Ikio Sawamura
Nadao Kirino
Nadao Kirino
Shin Ôtomo
Shin Ôtomo
Hideyo Amamoto
Hideyo Amamoto
Ren Yamamoto
Ren Yamamoto
Haruya Katô
Haruya Katô
Katsuji Ichikawa
Katsuji Ichikawa
Kōji Iwamoto
Kōji Iwamoto
Kōji Ueno
Kōji Ueno
Yutaka Nakayama
Yutaka Nakayama
Ren Imaizumi
Ren Imaizumi
Tadao Nakamaru
Tadao Nakamaru
Shôichi Hirose
Shôichi Hirose
Hiroshi Takaragi
Hiroshi Takaragi
Toshirō Mifune
Toshirō Mifune
Kashimura
Yumi Shirakawa
Yumi Shirakawa
Junko
Edward Keane
Edward Keane

Crews

Kihachi Okamoto
Kihachi Okamoto
Director
Yoshitami Kuroiwa
Yoshitami Kuroiwa
Editor
Asakazu Nakai
Asakazu Nakai
Director of Photography
Akira Ifukube
Akira Ifukube
Original Music Composer
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Executive Producer
Shinichi Sekizawa
Shinichi Sekizawa
Screenplay
Motosada Nishiki
Motosada Nishiki
Screenplay
Iwao Akune
Iwao Akune
Art Direction
Norio Tone
Norio Tone
Sound Recordist
Hisashi Shimonaga
Hisashi Shimonaga
Sound Recordist
Shigeru Mori
Shigeru Mori
Lighting Technician
Susumu Takebayashi
Susumu Takebayashi
Assistant Director

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