Top Cast
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Ken Takakura
Masato Dan
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Bunta Sugawara
Kenzo Otaki
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Tetsuro Tamba
Rinsei
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Kōji Wada
Tamotsu Maehara
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Hiroko Maki
Maki Tajima
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Isao Natsuyagi
Yutaka Nakao
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Renji Ishibashi
Pochi / Yoko
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Kenji Imai
Tetsufumi
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Hideji Ōtaki
Tokugen
Overview
In 1947, in Kobe, Japan, a local street gang fights for their survival when its turf is overrun by United States occupation forces and international gangs.
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