The Big Boss (1959)
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.
- Released
- 1959-01-15
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Kihachi Okamoto, Shinichi Sekizawa, Motosada Nishikame
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 from 4 votes
Cast
- Koji Tsuruta as Ryuta Komatsu
- Seizaburō Kawazu as Yokomitsu
- Akira Takarada as Mineo Komatsu
- Mitsuko Kusabue as Rie
- Keiko Yanagawa as Yoko
- Akihiko Hirata as Sudo
- Makoto Satō as Goro
- Haruo Tanaka as Kurosaki
- Mickey Curtis as Tatsu
- Yōsuke Natsuki as Kashimura's Assistant
- Hiroshi Hayashi
- Sachio Sakai as Restaurant Bartender