The Big Boss (1959)
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
Sonomi Nakajima
Rumiko Sasa
Kokuten Kōdō
Noriko Honma
Ikio Sawamura
Nadao Kirino
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