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The Blood of Wolves
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The Blood of Wolves

2018-05-12 · 126 min · ★ 7.2

Crime · Thriller · Drama

Set in 1988 in Hiroshima, Japan, prior to the enactment of the anti-organized crime law. A rumor exists that Detective Shogo Ogami has ties with the yakuza. He is partnered with Detective Shuichi Hioka and they investigate a missing person case involving a financial company employee. Conflicts between opposing yakuza groups become more serious.

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Directors
Kazuya Shiraishi
Production companies
Toei Company, Kinoshita Group, KADOKAWA, Nikkatsu Corporation, Sanyo wire, dentsu, The Asahi Shimbun, WOWOW, Diversity Media, Hochi Shimbunsha, VAP, Toei Video Company, GYAO, Tohan, PFLUG, Toei Tokyo, TOEI MUSIC PUBLISHING
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Koji YakushoKoji YakushoShogo Ogami
Tori MatsuzakaTori MatsuzakaShuichi Hioka
Yoko MakiYoko MakiRikako Takagi
Kenichi TakitohKenichi TakitohDaisuke Saga
Takuma OtouTakuma OtouShigeru Yoshida
Joey IwanagaJoey IwanagaDaiki Zenda
Junko AbeJunko AbeMomoko Okada
Yosuke EguchiYosuke EguchiMoritaka Ichinose
Gorō IbukiGorō IbukiKenji Otani
Hajime InoueHajime InoueTsuneo Iwamoto
Renji IshibashiRenji IshibashiShohei Ikago
KatsuyaKatsuyaHiroyuki Nawashiro
Takahiro KuroishiTakahiro KuroishiYasunori Kanemura
Marie MachidaMarie MachidaYoko Takii
MEGUMIMEGUMIJunko Uewase
Shidou NakamuraShidou NakamuraTakafumi Takasaka
Tomoya NakamuraTomoya NakamuraKyoji Nagakawa
Shun NakayamaShun NakayamaKeisuke Yoshihara
Takamitsu NonakaTakamitsu NonakaYoshiki Bizen
Issei OkiharaArihara

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