Shibuya Story (2005)

Original title

渋谷物語

Directed by

Shunichi Kajima

Genre

yakuza film

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h 02m

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 1 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.

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How it feels

After World War II, a former kamikaze pilot comes back to Tokyo and reunites with old comrades in the black market. He rises through the yakuza ranks in Shibuya, takes over the area, and later clashes with corrupt businessmen and their underworld backers.

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What happens

『渋谷物語』（しぶやものがたり）は、2005年3月に公開されたヤクザ映画。 戦後の渋谷で暴力団の結成から解散までを中心に繰り広げた実録、安藤昇の生涯を描く。 1945年、特攻隊の生き残りとして復員して来た安藤昇は、新宿の闇市でかつての仲間たちと再会、命知らずの抗争を繰り広げ、やがて渋谷に進出。界隈を仕切るヤクザを次々に撤退、1952年、青山通りに“渋谷興業”を開く。1956年には大芸能イベント“歌う桜祭り”を成功させ、全国にその名を轟かせる。そんな中、安藤は暴利を貪る卑劣極まりない財界人・中井秀麿とそのバックに君臨する天野政道の存在を知り、天誅を下すべく戦いを挑むが…… (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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