The Big Boss (1959)

★ 6.3 1h 41m IMDb
Crime
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Ryuta and Mineo Komatsu are brothers, both yakuza (gangsters). Mineo, although complicit in crime, even murder, wants out of the gangster life, hoping to become a successful singer instead. Ryuta loves his brother, but Mineo's possible defection presents problems for the gang, and Ryuta realizes he must kill his brother if he wants to survive.

The Big Boss

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Cast

Koji Tsuruta
Koji Tsuruta as Ryuta Komatsu Died 1987 · Hamamatsu, Japan Eiichi Ono (小野 榮一, Ono Eiichi, December 6, 1924 – June 16, 1987), better known by his stage name Kōji Tsuruta (鶴田 浩二, Tsuruta Kōji), was a Japanese actor and singer. He appeared in almost 260 feature...
Seizaburō Kawazu
Seizaburō Kawazu Died 1983 · Nihonbashikakigaracho, Tokyo, Japan Seizaburō Kawazu (河津 清三郎 Kawazu Seizaburō) was born in Nihonbashi, Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor, known for Yojimbo (1961), Tōmei ningen (1954) and Rōnin-gai (1957). He died on February 20, 1983..
Akira Takarada
Akira Takarada as Mineo Komatsu Died 2022 · Harbin, Heilongjiang, China Akira Takarada (April 29, 1934–March 14, 2022) was a Japanese film actor, best known for his roles in the Godzilla film series..
Mitsuko Kusabue
Mitsuko Kusabue as Rie Age 92 · Kanazawa, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan Mitsuko Kusabue (草笛 光子, Kusabue Mitsuko, born October 22, 1933 in Yokohama) is a Japanese actress..
Keiko Yanagawa
Keiko Yanagawa as Yoko Age 90
Akihiko Hirata
Akihiko Hirata Died 1984 · 日本, 東京都 Akihiko Hirata (born Hirata Akihiko; 26 December 1927–25 July 1984) was a Japanese film actor. While Hirata starred in many movies (including Hiroshi Inagaki's Samurai trilogy), he is most well known...
Director Kihachi Okamoto
Cast Koji Tsuruta, Seizaburō Kawazu, Akira Takarada, Mitsuko Kusabue, Keiko Yanagawa, Akihiko Hirata, Makoto Satō, Haruo Tanaka, Mickey Curtis, Yōsuke Natsuki

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