A reporter is framed for murder while investigating organized crime. Upon being released from prison the plan for his revenge unravels.
Direction
Furuhata's documentary-style tension before the explosion.
Acting
Takakura's eyes doing more than the dialogue allows.
Cinematography
Rain-soaked Yokohama streets as character.
Director
Yasuo Furuhata
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This emerged during Nikkatsu's shift to 'pink films'—Furuhata fought to keep hardboiled yakuza stories alive.
Ken Takakura reportedly improvised the final scene's complete silence; original script had a monologue.
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