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The Wolves (1971) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1971 · 131 mins · Japanese
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- Directed by
- Hideo Gosha
- Starring
- Tatsuya Nakadai, Hisashi Igawa, Hideyo Amamoto, Isao Natsuyagi, Toshio Kurosawa, Hiroshi Tanaka
After serving time for killing the Kanno gang’s leader, Seji Iwahashi (Tatsuya Nakadai) is released early and finds his former gang has merged with the rival Kannos. Deep‑seated grudges on both sides make the uneasy peace likely to explode into fresh bloodshed. Set in 1926 Japan, director Hideo Gosha crafts a twisting crime thriller starring Toshio Kurosawa and Isao Natsuyagi as Iwahashi’s close allies.
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