The Big Boss (1959)

6.5/10 101 min Crime

Overview

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.

Cast

Koji Tsuruta

Ryuta Komatsu

Seizaburō Kawazu

Akira Takarada

Mineo Komatsu

Mitsuko Kusabue

Rie

Keiko Yanagawa

Yoko

Akihiko Hirata

Makoto Satō

Haruo Tanaka

Mickey Curtis

Yōsuke Natsuki

Kashimura's assistant

Hiroshi Hayashi

Sachio Sakai

Michino Yokoyama

Rumiko Sasa

Kokuten Kōdō

Noriko Honma

Ikio Sawamura

Nadao Kirino

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