

The Boss
Genres
Overview
Teruo Ishii portrays the bitter conflict over the right to develop land in a gripping and humorous way. Nakagami, the head of the Kanto Joseikai, is ordered to acquire the rights to work to level the reclaimed land and prevent the Doshikai from expanding from Kansai into Tokyo, but the interference of the Koda-gumi, associated with the Kansai Doshikai, intensifies. Nakagami's younger brother Hayami, unhappy that the situation is moving slowly, tries to blackmail the mayor into moving forward, but... A true Toei gangster film with an all-star cast including Koji Tsuruta and Ken Takakura!
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
91 min
Release Date
1965-01-03
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Vote Count
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Vote Average
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Ken Takakura
Koji Tsuruta
Yoshiko Sakuma
Yoshiko Mita
Shigeru Amachi
Harumi Sone
Kyōsuke Machida
Shinjirō Ehara
Sumiko Fuji
Hiroyuki Nagato
Takamaru Sasaki
Tōru Abe
Meichō Soganoya
Minoru Ōki
Asao Uchida
Jun Usami
Tatsuo Endō
Takashi Kanda
Fumitake Ōmura
Kenji Ushio
Akikane Sawa
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