Takeshi Kitano returns to the yakuza genre that made him internationally famous. Beat Takeshi (Kitano’s acting persona) stars as Otomo, the leader of a low-level gang who’s always called on to take care of dirty work while the higher ups keep their hands clean. An assignment to reign in a rival gang’s operations becomes a battle to survive rife with power struggles, betrayals and outbursts of violence. 

Backer: Office Kitano, Bandai Visual Company, Tokyo FM Broadcasting

Producers: Masayuki Mori, Takio Yoshida

Director: Takeshi Kitano

Screenplay: Takeshi Kitano

DoP: Katsumi Yanagijima

Cast: Beat Takeshi, Kippei Shiina, Ryo Kase, Tomokazu Miura, Renji Ishibashi, Jun Kunimura, Takashi Tsukamoto, Fumiyo Kohinata, Tetta Sugimoto, Soichiro Kitamura

Locations: Kobe, Tokyo

Contact: Office Kitano, +81-3-3588-8121, kakurai@office-kitano.co.jp

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