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The Blood of Wolves (2018)

The Blood of Wolves (2018)

Drama Crime Thriller Horror
Release Date: 2018, May 12
Directors: Kazuya Shiraishi
Countries: Japan
Production: Toei Company, Kinoshita Group, KADOKAWA, Nikkatsu Corporation, Sanyo wire, dentsu, The Asahi Shimbun, WOWOW, Diversity Media, Hochi Shimbunsha, VAP, Toei Video Company, GYAO, Tohan, PFLUG, Toei Tokyo, TOEI MUSIC PUBLISHING
Cast: Takuma Otoo, Koji Yakusho, Joey Iwanaga, Yutaka Takenouchi, Kenichi Yajima, Pierre Taki, Kyūsaku Shimada, Shido Nakamura, Taro Suruga, Tori Matsuzaka, Shun Nakayama, Hajime Inoue

Overview:

Set in 1988 in Hiroshima, Japan, prior to the enactment of the anti-organized crime law. A rumor exists that Detective Shogo Ogami has ties with the yakuza. He is partnered with Detective Shuichi Hioka and they investigate a missing person case involving a financial company employee. Conflicts between opposing yakuza groups become more serious.

Keywords:

organized crime yakuza violence police corruption 1980s japan criminal underworld moral ambiguity police corruption conflict pride shōwa era (1926-89) justice incident undercover investigation hiroshima