Gang Warfare (1972)

- Original title
- ギャング対ギャング 赤と黒のブルース
- Directed by
- Junya Satō
- Genre
- action, crime
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Rating
- 8.0 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A former Olympic shooting athlete kills two yakuza in a minor scuffle and goes to prison. After his release a crime boss recruits him as a hitman. He gets pulled into a power struggle within the syndicate over who will become the next boss.
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What happens
『ギャング対ギャング 赤と黒のブルース』(ギャングたいギャング あかとくろのブルース )は、1972年(昭和47年)4月14日に公開された東映製作の日本映画。88分。監督:佐藤純彌。主演:鶴田浩二。 1963年、オリンピックの射撃選手だった加納信之は些細な揉め事から、絡まれたヤクザ二人を殺害してしまい服役する。出所後、加納は横浜一帯を牛耳る広域暴力団・菊栄会の幹部の水森にスカウトされ菊栄会系水森組の幹部になる。そして加納は水森の殺し屋となるが、水森の狙う菊栄会の会長の座の後継の内部対立に巻き込まれて行く。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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