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The Blood of Wolves

Original title: Korô no chi
  • 2018
  • R
  • 2h 6m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
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The Blood of Wolves (2018)
Hiroshima Police detective Ogami Shogo and his partner Hioka Shuichi are investigating the disappearance of a company's employees amidst an escalating yakuza turf war in 1988. Blood, shooting and death is everywhere. At the same time, there is a suspicion that the former man has his own ties to the thugs. Certainly many of his methods and actions are thuggish, violent and should be illegal.
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Hiroshima Police detective Ogami Shogo and his partner Hioka Shuichi are investigating the disappearance of a company's employees amidst an escalating yakuza turf war in 1988. Blood, shootin... Read allHiroshima Police detective Ogami Shogo and his partner Hioka Shuichi are investigating the disappearance of a company's employees amidst an escalating yakuza turf war in 1988. Blood, shooting and death is everywhere. At the same time, there is a suspicion that the former man has ... Read allHiroshima Police detective Ogami Shogo and his partner Hioka Shuichi are investigating the disappearance of a company's employees amidst an escalating yakuza turf war in 1988. Blood, shooting and death is everywhere. At the same time, there is a suspicion that the former man has his own ties to the thugs. Certainly many of his methods and actions are thuggish, violent... Read all

  • Director
    • Kazuya Shiraishi
  • Writers
    • Yûko Yuzuki
    • Jun'ya Ikegami
  • Stars
    • Kôji Yakusho
    • Junko Abe
    • Yôsuke Eguchi
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    1.5K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Kazuya Shiraishi
    • Writers
      • Yûko Yuzuki
      • Jun'ya Ikegami
    • Stars
      • Kôji Yakusho
      • Junko Abe
      • Yôsuke Eguchi
    • 11User reviews
    • 19Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 13 wins & 14 nominations

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    Kôji Yakusho
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    • Shogo Ogami
    Junko Abe
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    • Momoko Okada
    Yôsuke Eguchi
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    • Moritaka Ichinose
    Gorô Ibuki
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    • Kenji Otani
    Hajime Inoue
    • Tsuneo Iwamoto
    Renji Ishibashi
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    • Shohei Ikago
    Joey Iwanaga
    • Daiki Zenda
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    • Hiroyuki Nawashiro
    Takahiro Kuroishi
    • Yasunori Kanemura
    Marie Machida
    • Yoko Takii
    Yôko Maki
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    • Rikako Takagi
    Tôri Matsuzaka
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    • Shuichi Hioka
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    Shidô Nakamura
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    • Takafumi Takasaka
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    • Kyoji Nagakawa
    Shun Nakayama
    • Keisuke Yoshihara
    Takamitsu Nonaka
    • Yoshiki Bizen
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    • Director
      • Kazuya Shiraishi
    • Writers
      • Yûko Yuzuki
      • Jun'ya Ikegami
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      A sequel was released 3 years later, The Blood of Wolves II (2021).

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    8/10
    Well done Japanese style crime story
    I think the acting carried it. If you're not used to Japanese films it might seem a bit over the top, but that's a characteristic of the culture reflected in the film style. Overall this is a well-produced story with good characters. Side note: I didn't think the action was unrealistic-- as one reviewer commented -- but it puzzled me that so many cops and criminals were paralyzed with fear when confronted with a threat. That was the main flaw I noticed.
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    • Release date
      • May 12, 2018 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official site
      • Official Site (Japan)
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • 孤狼之血
    • Production company
      • Toei Tokyo Movie Studios
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $5,908,700
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 6 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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