Hiroshima shitô hen

Apr 28 1973 Not Rated 1h 40m
Action, Crime, Drama

Repeatedly beat to a pulp by gamblers, cops, and gangsters, lone wolf Shoji Yamanaka finally finds a home as a Muraoka family hitman and falls in love with boss Muraoka's niece. Meanwhile, the ambitions of mad dog Katsutoshi Otomo draws our series' hero, Shozo Hirono, and the other yakuza into a new round of bloodshed.

Plot

A young criminal joins a yakuza family to kill the gangsters who beat him up, but falls in love with his boss' widow's niece, piling up enemies and corpses along his wayward way.

Written by

Koichi Iiboshi, Kazuo Kasahara

Directed by

Kinji Fukasaku

Production Countries

Japan

Production Companies

Toei Company

Languages

Awards

N/A

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Average Rating
7.4 out of 10
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