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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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)
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