Year: 1959
Runtime: 101 mins
Language: Japanese
Director: Kihachi Okamoto
Ryuta and Mineo Komatsu are brothers who work as yakuza. Though Mineo participates in crimes and murder, he dreams of leaving the gang to pursue a singing career. Ryuta cares deeply for his sibling, but Mineo’s possible defection threatens the organization, forcing Ryuta to confront the brutal choice of killing his brother to stay alive.
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