The Boss (1965)
- Original title
- 顔役
- Directed by
- Teruo Ishii
- Genre
- crime
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A yakuza boss gets caught in a violent power struggle over land development rights in Tokyo. His younger brother pressures local officials, and a rival gang from Osaka moves in to challenge them.
tensegrittyslow-burndarkconspiratorialgroundedstylizedperiod
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