The Big Boss (1959)
Overview
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.
Cast
Koji Tsuruta
Ryuta Komatsu
Seizaburō Kawazu
Yokomitsu
Akira Takarada
Mineo Komatsu
Mitsuko Kusabue
Rie
Keiko Yanagawa
Yoko
Akihiko Hirata
Sudo
Makoto Satō
Goro
Haruo Tanaka
Kurosaki
Mickey Curtis
Tatsu
Yōsuke Natsuki
Kashimura's Assistant
Hiroshi Hayashi
Sachio Sakai
Restaurant Bartender
Michino Yokoyama
Restaurant Worker
Sonomi Nakajima
Club Singer
Rumiko Sasa
Kana
Kokuten Kōdō
Ishiyama’s Father
Noriko Honma
Mineo's Aunt
Ikio Sawamura
Mr. Amagishi
Nadao Kirino
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