Summer of the Lion Kings (1991)
- Original title
- 獅子王たちの夏
- Directed by
- Banmei Takahashi
- Genre
- yakuza film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Rating
- 8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A yakuza named Katsu grows disillusioned with his life in the Murai group. He meets Osamu from a rival organization and feels a genuine gangster presence that he has been missing.
grittymelancholictenseslow-burnmasculineatmosphericantiheroicbrooding
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