The Big Boss

The Big Boss

1959
1h 41m
6.5

6.5/10

4 votes • View on IMDb
Crime Drama

"A monumental action epic co-starring Tsuruta, Takarada, and Mifune!"

Overview

Ryuta and Mineo Komatsu are brothers, both yakuza (gangsters). Mineo, although complicit in crime, even murder, wants out of the gangster life, hoping to become a successful singer instead. Ryuta loves his brother, but Mineo's possible defection presents problems for the gang, and Ryuta realizes he must kill his brother if he wants to survive.

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Status: Released

Language: JA

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Production Information

Production Companies
TOHO
Production Countries
Japan
Spoken Languages
Japanese

Keywords

暗黑街的颜役

Quick Facts

Original Title 暗黒街の顔役
Release Date January 15, 1959
Status Released
Language JA
IMDb ID tt0052567

Cast

Koji Tsuruta
Koji Tsuruta

Ryuta Komatsu

Seizaburō Kawazu
Seizaburō Kawazu

Yokomitsu

Akira Takarada
Akira Takarada

Mineo Komatsu

Mitsuko Kusabue
Mitsuko Kusabue

Rie

Keiko Yanagawa
Keiko Yanagawa

Yoko

Akihiko Hirata
Akihiko Hirata

Sudo

Makoto Satō
Makoto Satō

Goro

Haruo Tanaka
Haruo Tanaka

Kurosaki

Mickey Curtis
Mickey Curtis

Tatsu

Yōsuke Natsuki
Yōsuke Natsuki

Kashimura's Assistant

Hiroshi Hayashi
Hiroshi Hayashi

Sachio Sakai
Sachio Sakai

Restaurant Bartender

Key Crew

Kihachi Okamoto
Director
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Executive Producer
Shinichi Sekizawa
Screenplay
Motosada Nishikame
Screenplay