Yakuza Ladies (1986)

Original title

極道の妻たち

Directed by

Hideo Gosha

Genre

yakuza film

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This yakuza film focuses on the wives and girlfriends of gangsters. It shows their lives within the violent and male-dominated criminal world.

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What happens

Yakuza Wives (Japanese: 極道の妻（おんな）たち, Hepburn: Gokudō no Onna-tachi) is a 1986 Japanese yakuza film directed by Hideo Gosha and starring Shima Iwashita and Rino Katase. Koji Takada wrote the script based on journalist Shōko Ieda's 1986 book Gokudō no Tsuma-tachi, which is composed of interviews with the wives and girlfriends of real yakuza. The film was released by Toei on November 5, 1986. It was a critical and commercial success, spawning 15 sequels. At the 10th Japan Academy Film Prizes, Iwashita was nominated for Best Actress, Katase was nominated for Best Supporting Actress, and Masanori Sera was nominated for Best Supporting Actor. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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