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, ... See full summary »

Director:

Kazuya Shiraishi

Writers:

Yûko Yuzuki (based on the novel by), Jun'ya Ikegami (screenplay)

Stars:

Kôji Yakusho, Junko Abe, Yôsuke Eguchi

12 wins & 13 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Kôji Yakusho	...	Shogo Ogami
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Junko Abe	...	Momoko Okada
Yôsuke Eguchi	...	Moritaka Ichinose
Gorô Ibuki	...	Kenji Otani
Hajime Inoue	...	Tsuneo Iwamoto
Renji Ishibashi	...	Shohei Ikago
Joey Iwanaga	...	Daiki Zenda
Katsuya	...	Hiroyuki Nawashiro
Takahiro Kuroishi	...	Yasunori Kanemura
Marie Machida	...	Yoko Takii
Yôko Maki	...	Rikako Takagi
Tôri Matsuzaka	...	Shuichi Hioka
Megumi	...	Junko Uewase
Shidô Nakamura	...	Takafumi Takasaka
Tomoya Nakamura	...	Kyoji Nagakawa

Storyline

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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Plot Keywords:

yakuza | police | japanese police | hiroshima | hiroshima japan | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Certificate:

R

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film was part of the line-up at the Toronto Japanese Film Festival in Toronto, Canada in 2019.

User Reviews

Cool Japanese 80's Noir

I would describe this movie as a film noir with an 80's aesthetic, which is a pretty cool mix. The story kind of reminded me of Training Day at times - young detective who wants to do everything by the book meets jaded old cop who shows him that the lines between good and evil are much more blurred than they teach you at school. There is lots of gore and also some very humorous scenes, but the overall plot could have been a bit more creative. It's basically just a typical yakuza story about two rival gangs with cops in the middle trying to prevent a war, nothing really new.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site [Japan]

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

12 May 2018 (Japan)

Also Known As:

The Blood of Wolves

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$3,823,511

Company Credits

Production Co:

Toei Tokyo Movie Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

126 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1