A bottle of meth sends a yakuza to prison, and his gang becomes someone else's ride-or-die. Awkward.
Tatsu's life seemed to be smooth sailing, as he was blessed by his friends, married Fujieda, and made peace with the yakuza. However, the days when the yakuza were free to run amok were coming to an end. Tatsu was sent to prison for a dispute over a bottle of hiropon, and during his two years in prison, his former gang mates became Inayama-gumi disciples.... I can't stand under the wind of others! Tatsu mutters in anger...
Acting
Yanagiba's whisper-scream intensity carries the whole thing.
Practical Effects
Clearly real yakuza tattoos, probably not real yakuza.
Director
Seiji Izumi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is the sequel to a 1993 film that absolutely nobody asked for, part of a wave of low-budget V-cinema yakuza flicks that kept Japanese video stores in business during the 90s recession.
Hiropon was a real pharmaceutical methamphetamine widely abused in postwar Japan; using it as a plot device here winks at audiences who know it's basically the yakuza equivalent of a parking ticket.
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