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She's married to the boss but her heart belongs to his rival — yakuza soap opera incoming.
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Kiriko, A Woman Who Loved the Gangsters (1993)

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Overview

DramaCrime

A drama depicting the heroine who loved another yakuza man while being the wife of the group leader, in the battle of the internal conflict of the yakuza organization.

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Standout Aspects

Acting

Hitomi Takahashi carries the whole thing on her back.

Costume

Lacquered kimonos and yakuza drip that screams 1993.

Best for:Solo: Late night when you want to feel things aggressively.·Streaming: 85 minutes of pure 90s V-cinema emotion.·Rewatch: To catch every loaded glance you missed.
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Director

Itsumichi Isomura

ReleasedSep 25, 1993
Runtime1h 25m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feelheavy
Softgarage

Top Cast

Hitomi Takahashi

Hitomi Takahashi

Kosuke Toyohara

Kosuke Toyohara

Shun Sugata

Shun Sugata

Tomorowo Taguchi

Tomorowo Taguchi

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Cultural

V-cinema direct-to-video boom let directors explore taboo yakuza stories theatrical releases avoided. This is peak era.

Trivia

Itsumichi Isomura made his name on female-led genre films before this, unusual for male directors in Japanese exploitation cinema.

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