The Man in White (2003)

Original title

許されざる者

Directed by

Takashi Miike

Genre

crime film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 35m

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A yakuza film that follows a group of gangsters caught in bloody turf wars. The story focuses on the violent struggles and personal costs of loyalty and betrayal within the criminal underworld.

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What happens

The Man in White (許されざる者, Yurusarezaru Mono) is a 2003 Japanese yakuza film directed by Takashi Miike. The DVD release contains two parts, Man in White Part 1 - Bloody Battles of Lions (許されざる者 第一章 獅子の血戦, Yurusarezaru mono daiisshō shishi no kessen) (literal translation: Unforgiven Chapter 1: Bloody Battles of Lions) (95 minutes) and Man in White Part 2 - Requiem for the Lion (許されざる者 第二章 獅子たちの鎮魂歌, Yurusarezaru mono dainishō shishi-tachi no chinkonka) (literal translation: Unforgiven Chapter 2: Requiem for the Lion and His Men) (148 minutes). The international version condenses the story into a single 150-minute film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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