Nihon no Fixer (1979)

Original title

日本の黒幕

Directed by

Yasuo Furuhata

Genre

yakuza film

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h 10m

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A powerful fixer secretly arranges deals between right-wing groups, politicians, and businesses in Japan after a bribery scandal. The story follows his influence as he connects corrupt figures across different sectors.

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What happens

Nihon no Fixer (Japanese: 日本の黒幕, Hepburn: The Fixer) is a 1979 Japanese film directed by Yasuo Furuhata. Inspired by the Lockheed bribery scandals and modeled on real-life figures Kakuei Tanaka and Yoshio Kodama, the film depicts the collusion between Japanese right-wing organizations and the political and business world. Nagisa Ōshima was set to direct the film originally. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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