The Wolves

Oct 30, 1971

2h 11m

★ 7.4

Overview

After going to prison for killing the boss of the Kanno gang, Seji Iwahashi (Tatsuya Nakadai) gets released early -- only to find that his former gang has merged with the Kannos. But with bitter resentments lingering on both sides, how long will it be before the bloodshed begins anew? Set in 1926 Japan, this serpentine crime thriller from director Hideo Gosha also stars Toshio Kurosawa and Isao Natsuyagi as Iwahashi's closest ally.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

TOHO

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Cast

Seji Iwahashi

Tatsuya Nakadai

Gunjiro Ozeki

Noboru Andō

Niece

Komaki Kurihara

Oyu

Kyōko Enami

Tsutomu Onodera

Toshio Kurosawa

Tetsunosuke Sakaki

Isao Natsuyagi

Matsuzo Tsumura

Kunie Tanaka

Hiroshi Tanaka

Hiroshi Hasegawa

Kyōichi Satō

Jutarō Hojo

Atsuko Kawaguchi

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