Movie: The Big Boss

Top 10 Billed Cast

Koji Tsuruta
鶴田浩二

Ryuta Komatsu

Seizaburō Kawazu
河津清三郎

Akira Takarada
宝田明

Mineo Komatsu

Mitsuko Kusabue
草笛光子

Rie

Keiko Yanagawa
柳川慶子

Yoko

Akihiko Hirata
平田昭彦

Makoto Satō
佐藤允

Haruo Tanaka
田中春男

Mickey Curtis
五十嵐信次郎

Yōsuke Natsuki
夏木陽介

Kashimura's assistant

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    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.

  • Release Date

    1959-01-15

  • Average

    6.3

  • Rating:

    3.1 starts
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    日本語
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