It is the first Toei yakuza film directed by Akinori Matsuo, who was active in Nikkatsu action movies. It is a local yakuza movie made following Okinawa Yakuza War (1976) and Hokuriku Proxy War (1977). The film depicts the war between a storied yakuza killer (Hiroki Matsukata) and the largest organized crime group in the Kansai region, which plans to advance into the Kanto region.
Dark Samurai
Drama, Crime
0.0
Wasabi
Drama, Action, Comedy
6.6
Sonatine
Action, Crime, Thriller
7.5
Scoundrel
Crime, Drama
0.0
Versus
Horror, Fantasy, Action, Thriller, Adventure
6.2
Fireworks
Crime, Drama
7.7
Black Rain
Drama, Action, Thriller
6.6
An Ode to Yakuza
Action, Crime
6.8
Unfinished
Crime, Drama
0.0
The Elder Sister
Crime, Drama, Thriller
0.0
Motorpsycho!
Crime, Thriller
6.0
Overkill
Crime, Thriller
2.6
Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido
Drama, Crime, History
0.0
Taxi 2
Action, Comedy
6.2
Tokyo Tribe
Music, Science Fiction, Action, Drama, Crime
6.5
Savage City: Angel Whisper
Action, Crime
5.0
Revenge
Crime, Action
0.0
Contract Killer
Action, Comedy, Thriller
7.0
Three Pretty Devils
Drama, Action, Crime
5.5
The Viper Brothers: 18 Extortion Threats
Action, Comedy, Crime
0.0