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The Wolves (1971)

Genre : Crime, Drama

Runtime : 2H 11M

Director : Hideo Gosha
Writer : Hideo Gosha, Kei Tasaka

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Tatsuya Nakadai
Tatsuya Nakadai
Seji Iwahashi
Noboru Andô
Noboru Andô
Gunjiro Ozeki
Komaki Kurihara
Komaki Kurihara
Niece
Kyōko Enami
Kyōko Enami
Oyu
Toshio Kurosawa
Toshio Kurosawa
Tsutomu Onodera
Isao Natsuyagi
Isao Natsuyagi
Tetsunosuke Sakaki
Kunie Tanaka
Kunie Tanaka
Matsuzo Tsumura
Hiroshi Tanaka
Hiroshi Tanaka
Hiroshi Hasegawa
Hiroshi Hasegawa
Kyôichi Satô
Kyôichi Satô
Jutarô Hojo
Jutarô Hojo
Atsuko Kawaguchi
Atsuko Kawaguchi
Keiko Niitaka
Keiko Niitaka
Eiko Horii
Eiko Horii
Katsue Nitta
Katsue Nitta
Hajime Mitamura
Hajime Mitamura
Jun Haichi
Jun Haichi
Hajime Miyazawa
Hajime Miyazawa
Hideyo Amamoto
Hideyo Amamoto
Hisashi Igawa
Hisashi Igawa
Narrator
Tetsurō Tamba
Tetsurō Tamba
Genryu Asakura

Crews

Hideo Gosha
Hideo Gosha
Director
Hideo Gosha
Hideo Gosha
Screenplay
Kei Tasaka
Kei Tasaka
Screenplay
Masaru Satō
Masaru Satō
Original Music Composer
Kôzô Okazaki
Kôzô Okazaki
Director of Photography
Yosuke Sakakibara
Yosuke Sakakibara
Lighting Technician
Motoji Kojima
Motoji Kojima
Art Direction
Toshio Harashima
Toshio Harashima
Sound Recordist
Michio Suwa
Michio Suwa
Editor

Trailers and other movies

Shussho iwai / The Wolves (1971) Original Trailer [FHD]

Posters and backgrounds

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