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The Big Boss

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.

1959 |1h 41m |  Crime

Cast

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Koji Tsuruta

Ryuta Komatsu

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Seizaburō Kawazu

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Akira Takarada

Mineo Komatsu

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Mitsuko Kusabue

Rie

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Keiko Yanagawa

Yoko

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Akihiko Hirata

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Makoto Satō

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Haruo Tanaka

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Mickey Curtis

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Yōsuke Natsuki

Kashimura's assistant

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Hiroshi Hayashi

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Sachio Sakai

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Michino Yokoyama

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Rumiko Sasa

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Kokuten Kōdō

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Noriko Honma

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Ikio Sawamura

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Nadao Kirino

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Shin Ōtomo

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Hideyo Amamoto

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Ren Yamamoto

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Haruya Katō

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Yutaka Nakayama

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Tadao Nakamaru

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Shōichi Hirose

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Toshirō Mifune

Kashimura

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Yumi Shirakawa

Junko

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Edward Keane

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Status

Released

Language

Japanese

Budget

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