The Blood of Wolves
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2018-05-12
Runtime: 126 mins
Director: Kazuya Shiraishi
Spoken language: 日本語
Genres: Crime, Thriller, Drama, Horror
Original title: The Blood of Wolves
Production Companies: 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
Production Countries: Japan
Cast
Koji Yakusho
Tori Matsuzaka
Yoko Maki
Kenichi Takitoh
Takuma Otoo
Joey Iwanaga
Junko Abe
Yosuke Eguchi
Gorō Ibuki
Hajime Inoue
Renji Ishibashi
Katsuya
Takahiro Kuroishi
Marie Machida
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