The Big Boss (1959)

A monumental action epic co-starring Tsuruta, Takarada, and Mifune!

Directed by Kihachi Okamoto1h 41mCrime,Drama

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.

Year
1959
Country
JP
Language
Japanese
Release date
15 January 1959
TMDB
6.5 (4)
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Koji Tsuruta
Koji Tsuruta
Ryuta Komatsu
Seizaburō Kawazu
Seizaburō Kawazu
Yokomitsu
Akira Takarada
Akira Takarada
Mineo Komatsu
Mitsuko Kusabue
Mitsuko Kusabue
Rie
Keiko Yanagawa
Keiko Yanagawa
Yoko
Akihiko Hirata
Akihiko Hirata
Sudo
Makoto Satō
Makoto Satō
Goro
Haruo Tanaka
Haruo Tanaka
Kurosaki
Mickey Curtis
Mickey Curtis
Tatsu
Yōsuke Natsuki
Yōsuke Natsuki
Kashimura's Assistant
Hiroshi Hayashi
Hiroshi Hayashi
Sachio Sakai
Sachio Sakai
Restaurant Bartender
Michino Yokoyama
Michino Yokoyama
Restaurant Worker
Sonomi Nakajima
Sonomi Nakajima
Club Singer
Rumiko Sasa
Rumiko Sasa
Kana
Kokuten Kōdō
Kokuten Kōdō
Ishiyama’s Father
Noriko Honma
Noriko Honma
Mineo's Aunt
A
Akira Sera
Detective Murakami
Ikio Sawamura
Ikio Sawamura
Mr. Amagishi
Nadao Kirino
Nadao Kirino
Gangster
Shin Ōtomo
Shin Ōtomo
Nishiwaki Finance Company President
Hideyo Amamoto
Hideyo Amamoto
Koyama
Ren Yamamoto
Ren Yamamoto
Ken
Haruya Katō
Haruya Katō
Takebo
K
Katsuji Ichikawa
K
Kōji Iwamoto
K
Kōji Ueno
Yutaka Nakayama
Yutaka Nakayama
R
Ren Imaizumi
Tadao Nakamaru
Tadao Nakamaru
Detective
Shōichi Hirose
Shōichi Hirose
H
Hiroshi Takaragi
Toshirō Mifune
Toshirō Mifune
Kashimura
Yumi Shirakawa
Yumi Shirakawa
Junko
Edward Keane
Edward Keane

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