A True Record: The Last Sōkaiya (2001)

0.0/10 • 100 min • Action Drama

Overview

Ōhara Ryūji (Riki Takeuchi) becomes unable to manage his life due to debts from baseball gambling. He goes to Tokyo, practically fleeing in the middle of the night, but his innate love of gambling doesn’t disappear, and he even lays his hands on the money at his workplace. At that time, someone suggests that he should become a sōkaiya. In order to repay his debts, he begins training to become one. Then, he starts to search for the true path of a sōkaiya…

Cast

Riki Takeuchi

Mansaku Fuwa

Mao Shiina

Ryo Karato

Kamizono Mamoru

Yuto Nakano

Hirotaro Honda

Atsushi Narasaka

Ryuji Yamamoto

Electric shop owner

Tarō Suwa

Masahiro Noguchi

Representative in charge of the Dainichi Transport shareholders’ meeting

Manzo Shinra

Sōkaiya (corporate extortionist)

Yūken Yoshida

Sōkaiya (Shirabara’s aide)

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