Street Mobster

Street Mobster

Year: 1972

Runtime: 92 mins

Language: Japanese

Director: Kinji Fukasaku

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After serving time, a defiant street thug is incensed to find his town overrun by two yakuza factions. He gathers his crew and takes them on.

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1

Birth of Isamu Okita

Okita reveals his birth date, August 15, 1945, the same day as Japan's surrender in World War II, a coincidence he finds inauspicious. He is born to an alcoholic prostitute who neglects him, and the early years are shaped by poverty and instability.

August 15, 1945
2

Mother's drowning and childhood neglect

His mother drowns while walking home drunk, leaving him to fend for himself. With no education or money, his childhood is marked by neglect, setting him on a path toward trouble on the mean streets.

3

Reform school and gang formation

He is sent to reform school twice for misbehavior. With nowhere to turn, he forms a teenage gang and begins extortion and kidnapping girls to sell to brothels along Kawasaki's mean streets.

Kawasaki
4

Beating by Takigawa and prison sentence

The Takigawa yakuza family demands a cut of their earnings, and Okita refuses, leading to a brutal beating. Abandoned by his friends, he retaliates with a knife and is ultimately sentenced to ten years in prison.

Kawasaki
5

Prison meeting with Taniguchi

In prison, Okita meets Taniguchi, a quiet inmate serving time for domestic violence. Their paths cross as they navigate the harsh realities of incarceration and the future beyond the walls.

Prison
6

Release and Taniguchi's refusal

After serving their sentences, Okita and Taniguchi are released. Taniguchi declines Okita's plan to team up again after finding his abused wife waiting outside the prison gates.

Prison gates
7

Home return, sauna fight, and Kimiyo

Okita returns home and spends the last of his money at a sauna, getting into a fight with old associates. They propose hiring a prostitute, who turns out to be Kimiyo—the girl Okita once raped and sold. After a violent confrontation, they realize they still have feelings for each other and sleep together.

Sauna and old factory
8

Kizaki's takeover plan

Kizaki, a yakuza expelled from his family, proposes recruiting local street punks to form a new gang and wage war on Takigawa. The gang raids Takigawa-owned businesses, and Okita is shot as Takigawa's men close in on their hideout.

Kawasaki
9

Alliance with Boss Yato

Kizaki reaches out to Boss Yato, a rival, asking to pledge loyalty. Okita initially refuses but eventually yields to the pressure of the escalating war and aligns himself with Yato.

Osaka
10

Okita becomes Yato's officer

Okita is made an officer of the Yato family, with Kizaki as his second-in-command. He gains his own territory and earns wealth by running illegal dice games, enjoying a lavish criminal lifestyle.

Yato's territory
11

Infidelity and yubitsume refusal

Growing bored with the role, Okita cheats on Kimiyo, who leaves in anger. He disrespects Chairman Owada, leading Yato to demand yubitsume; Okita refuses and is expelled with his men.

Osaka
12

Guerrilla war and betrayal

Refusing to leave, Okita wages a guerrilla war against the Saiei Group as most of his gang are killed. Kizaki betrays him and tries to flee but is crushed by oncoming traffic, ending his bid for escape.

Osaka
13

Final stand, betrayal, and downfall

Yato orders a final strike against Takigawa, and the Saiei Group uses a brutal power play. Okita cuts off his own finger, surrenders, and watches as his remaining men are taken to execution. Kimiyo is killed trying to save him, and Okita unleashes a berserk attack on Yato before being shot dead by the Saiei Group; the two bodies are left to rot.

Osaka

Last Updated: October 09, 2025 at 11:25

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