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THE CHARACTERS AND SETTING OF THIS STORY ARE ENTIRELY FICTIONAL

TOEI Presents

My name is Isamu Okita.

I like fights and girls, but I'm no good at gambling.

- There! - I'll fucking show you!

One shot! That's a one-shot!

That's a hand plus a one-shot! Yeah!

They say the date of my birthday is inauspicious.

It's August 15, 1945.

The day Japan lost the war. So I share the same fate.

Who cares?

I couldn't choose my birthday.

Mom had me without asking.

I was born fatherless.

Mom worked, leaving me in a shack.

She walked the streets.

When I was older, she peddled hotchpotch.

Maybe she was too old for hooking.

When drunk, she was a slut.

He's my son.

Isamu!

Isamu, care for a bite?

Try one. Come on.

I don't want any!

I beat up many guys in my life.

My mom, too.

The memory makes me sick.

Not long after that, she died.

She was drunk when she fell into the river.

They sent me to reform school twice.

Then I led a street gang.

Hey, losers, what are you looking at?

No violence, please!

Please, no violence!

We swindled people,

hooked girls and sold them to a brothel.

The town was the territory of the Takigawa Gang.

They wanted a share of our loot.

I was scared, but by nature I hate arrogant guys.

I refused them.

Don't go!

Shut up!

You're no pals. I'll do it alone!

I came to make us even! Get out!

Help! Save my life!

STREET MOBSTER

Even in prison, gangsters were arrogant.

All right. Withdraw.

Move it!

Hey, you bastard!

You bastard!

Now you want to greet me?

STARRING:

BUNTA SUGAWARA

KYOSUKE MACHIDA, MAYUMI NAGISA

All right. Next!

Hey! You!

His name was Taniguchi.

We'd been together for five years,

but he never spoke.

DIRECTED BY KINJI FUKASAKU

Where you from?

Got any place to go?

My home's in Kawasaki. Come with me.

What's up?

Your wife?

Be happy, Romeo!

Bye!

The town had changed drastically.

Streets were filled with gangsters before,

but now with straight people.

Young guys, too.

They had long hair like chicks.

The streets where we loafed had changed.

The times seemed good.

The bathhouse I raided was over there.

It's turned into a sauna?

PRINCESS SAUNA

- What's wrong? - Nothing. It feels great!

- I was in the pen. - So soon?

Who the hell are you?

How long must I wait?

Finish him off!

Don't bother us again!

You playing the hero?

- You damn hick! - What did you fucking say?

Stop! Fight outside!

Good!

I never thought you'd welcome me.

Sorry. We didn't know.

How do you make money?

Somehow or other.

What happened to Takigawa?

He's still a boss. The cops are watching him, so he's quiet.

We're quiet, too.

He took care of us last year, but not anymore.

He made use of you while you made money.

Don't depend on gangsters.

Get what you want with your own hands.

By the way, I was having a nice time when you came.

Can you get me someone? A handy one?

Sure! Leave it to me.

I can take care of you. Is the room available?

Here she comes!

- You're late. - He's upstairs. Make him happy.

In advance.

Good evening.

Don't make me wait!

How many panties are you wearing?

You're hasty.

Don't I know you?

Is that a compliment?

Come on, then!

Wait.

I know you.

So what? Let me take you.

- I remember now. - Congratulations!

Damn you! What's the big idea?

You!

Let me go!

Let go of me!

Hold her down!

You're in the way!

Strip her! Quickly!

It was the day I came to town from the country.

My mother had made lunch for me.

You ate it!

- Run without paying? - Who'd do that? How much?

- 100,000 yen. - What? For a few bottles of beer?

That's a bargain.

You raped me and sold me to a brothel.

- Remember? - So what?

I paid for it in the joint.

Then give me back my cherry!

You can't, can you? So pay up!

Don't scream, you slut!

What's up?

Wait!

Wait!

Remember? You raped me here.

Say something!

Stupid punk!

Such a rat shattered my future.

Damn you!

I'm sorry.

Too late to regret it.

How's your mother?

Fine in her home village.

My mom...

never made lunch for me.

Who would, for scum like you?

Scum!

Cold?

You must be.

Call it quits and get dressed.

Who are you?

Oh, you?

I didn't want to bother you. I enjoyed the show.

- What? - Wait. I won't fight you.

I want to be your buddy.

Bullshit! You tailed me like a cop.

Sorry.

My name is Kizaki. I was kicked out of my gang.

So you want to be a thief?

That's not my game.

I've got a better idea.

We're going to have our own territory.

Our own territory?

You like that, don't you?

Kizaki's idea interested me.

He was in the underground and he was well informed.

Two bosses are competing here.

One is Takigawa, as you know.

The other is Yato. He runs the entertainment racket.

Yato used to be a street mobster.

He's quiet now, acting like a businessman.

Maybe he only looks that way.

Takigawa makes money by gambling,

running illicit sauna baths

and disreputable bars where they fleece suckers.

But he keeps a low profile.

Anyway, the gangsters are quiet, there's no trouble.

That's why he shuts out the punks.

So they're hungry, looking for chances for easy money.

What if we send them into the Takigawa territory?

He's afraid of a bad reputation, so he can't fight.

Well? It's our chance.

Let's get one thing clear...

Who's boss, you or me?

I'm not up for it.

You are.

That's interesting.

Welcome!

What do you want?

This is no place for you. Beat it!

Coffee for us!

Bastard!

It's you.

You're still at it.

A boss of punks!

Take my advice and get out quietly.

Bastards!

A street gang?

You dumb bastards!

The boss mustn't find out.

Go out and get them!

Get moving!

Hello? Speaking.

What?

Right, pull out!

After them!

Don't let them go!

Stop!

What's going on with you Takigawa men?

It's them we're after.

This is our territory.

It's against the code to run wild here.

You aren't protecting those punks, are you, Boss Yato?

I'm boss here.

You can't talk to me that way.

They've got no guts.

Hold it!

No thanks for saving your asses?

- Thank us. - That's okay. Let them go.

No more trouble in my territory.

Is he the boss of the Yato Gang?

He's a lot better than Takigawa.

He's like this building.

He looks big and arrogant.

I don't like him.

You idiots!

You were scared and ran off?

I'm sorry. I didn't think it was the time to get into a fight with the Yato Gang.

That damn Yato!

Don't let one or two punks bother us. Get them!

Pull out!

Split up! Run!

This way! After them!

Who's that?

You?

Seen any street punks?

Wait a moment.

Close the door behind you.

- Well? - No.

That way.

Thanks. Honestly, we're...

I know.

You invited me to join you when we were released from the joint.

If she hadn't been waiting,

I'd have been running wild with you.

I would've done it.

To tell the truth, it was me who cut her face.

I thought she had another guy.

But she waited for me.

I was a fool. So was she.

All I can do is run a noodle shop.

Anyway, I left the underworld.

I can't join you and risk my life in a gang war.

I know that.

I won't bother you.

Thanks for the drink.

Brother!

- We were worried. - They can't get me.

No one was caught?

Good. Let's plan the next raid.

- You lot? - Bastards...

Don't move!

Cut it out!

You can't handle it, can you?

Stay back!

Take my advice.

Go home.

Go home!

You fucker!

Get a doctor!

- Hang in there. - Stand watch!

Take him in the back.

Finally they beat you. Serves you right!

You bitch! He's been shot.

Don't move him.

What are you waiting for? Get an ambulance!

No. They'd send him to jail.

That's too bad!

I'll get a doctor. Put him to bed upstairs.

Easy does it.

Here, quickly.

Gently, gently...

Get him something else to wear!

No, you idiot! Use scissors!

Hang in there, Brother!

Quick! Examine him!

It's serious.

I can't operate here...

Just do it! You want me to report you for not having a license?

- No! - Get a move on, then!

If he dies, I'll report you!

- He needs blood. - Take mine! It's type O.

- Brother! - Quiet!

- Takigawa's men are here! - What?

Get on with it!

Will they raid us?

- We have to call an ambulance. - You can't move him!

Be quiet.

They won't raid us in daylight.

Keep calm and wait here for me.

Where are you going?

We're not beaten yet.

I have an idea.

- I won't be long. - Yeah, but...

Please, sir...

Shit!

Brother... Don't worry, we're safe.

The Yato Gang will back us.

The Yato Gang?

I asked him to let us join his gang.

He liked the way we fought, so he agreed.

Takigawa can't lay a hand on us.

Mr. Yato is here to see you.

Please come in.

How's the wound?

Don't get up.

You've only just stopped bleeding!

Shut up, woman!

Kizaki...

Don't push your own ideas on me.

I don't agree to this.

What are you saying, Okita?

I don't belong to anybody's gang.

Never have done, never will.

Sorry, but you can forget it.

- What? - Why? You want to be killed?

I told you to shut up!

You really are a stupid bigmouth.

Listen to me carefully.

Your big talk won't help you.

No matter what you say, without me, you'd have died tonight.

Look at yourself.

You can't even raise a finger in defense.

Fuck! Let go of me!

- Okita! - My love!

- Look what you've done! - He passed out, that's all.

So, Kizaki, how do you explain this?

I'm very sorry.

He's got a fever. I'll bring him later to apologize.

To be honest, I don't want such a trouble-maker in my gang.

But he reminds me of myself as a young man.

So I'll help him live in the underworld.

Tell him that when he wakes up.

Thank you, sir.

What? You let them join your group?

A gang war can't do you any good.

The cops won't hold still.

It's time to stop.

You may have objections, but they're just punks.

Now that they've joined us, if you don't compromise,

things will be worse than ever.

In the end, we joined the Yato Gang,

and made peace with Takigawa.

Two fish back-to-back turned face-to-face.

How ridiculous! What idiot thought that crap up?

Takigawa wasn't in favor of this reconciliation.

But he didn't have the guts to go against Yato.

It's not that joining the Yato Gang brought nothing good.

This part of the city became my territory.

And gambling parties made us plenty of money.

But I just wasn't enjoying it.

I had no opportunities for fighting.

I hated having to sit back and watch.

All I could do was make love.

What do you think you're doing? Hold on! No!

Girls came and went. Love didn't last.

Sometimes Iran into a good one, though.

Welcome, sir.

Please...

What's your name?

Place your bets, please. Place your bets.

All bets placed?

No more bets.

A six wins.

- How's things? - Not bad.

What a beauty!

Her name's Yukari.

Pleased to meet you.

Relax.

First time gambling?

- Have a flutter. - Yes, but...

- Go on. - It's a bit daunting.

This way, please...

What are you doing here?

That your new love?

It was a geisha last time.

A sauna hostess before that. I know all about them.

It's none of your business.

- What did you say? - Go home!

- How can you say that to me? - What?

Who saved your life?

It's my blood in your veins!

- Now you fall in love with her? - Just shut up!

What are you? Just a whore at a bar!

- What are you doing? - Let me go!

Don't come near me!

See? Everybody bleeds red when they're cut!

A whore's blood is no different, you bastard!

Take her to the clinic!

Sorry for the disturbance. The game will continue.

Apologies.

That wasn't nice. Not when we have customers.

Kimiyo!

Kimiyo!

Are you in or what?

Hey!

So you are in.

What do you want?

Don't be like that! I was worried about you.

What a dump this place is!

Call this a woman's room?

By the way»

...why didn't you attack me that time?

Usually women try to kill me.

That's right. I should have.

You wouldn't have been able to kill me, though.

Don't just lie there!

Get up when I'm talking to you!

If you lay me, you pay me.

Pay you?

Because I'm just a whore, right?

You still angry at me?

I was only joking.

This is no fun, at all.

I can't bear it!

Girls, gangsters, everything!

I just want to have some fun.

As I look back on those times,

they'd already started to destroy us.

Takigawa was making plans with the Saiei Group from Kobe.

- Hey there. - Welcome to Tokyo, sir.

Thank you.

This way, sir.

What? Owada of the Saiei Group?

He's visiting Takigawa with his men.

I see.

So Takigawa's asked for his cooperation.

Seems that way.

Owada wants a foothold in Tokyo.

It benefits them both.

What'll they do next?

Anyway, tell our men to be watchful.

Sorry. You'll have to reverse.

What is it?

Look, brother. It's Takigawa.

Tokyo girls are formidable!

I miss Kobe girls!

They're flirting with the geisha.

Hit the horn!

Be quiet!

- We need to pass! - Just drive through.

Right!

You fucking hicks!

- Brother! - Let go of him!

It's Okita! You fucking...

What did you just say?

Damn punk!

You hit my car!

You started it! Come on!

Stop it!

That's enough!

This is Chairman Owada of the Saiei Group.

The Saiei Group?

Such hot-headed young men!

- You know them? - The guys we were talking about.

Oh, I see. The rumors are true!

Who cares about the Saiei Group?

Outsiders have no right to talk big here.

You owe me an apology. Come on!

How dare you say that?

- Shut the fuck up! - Enough!

Go in peace now. We'll discuss it later.

Discuss with Boss Yato what you should do.

Idiot!

Fool!

You stepped on a mine!

- Just forget about it. - No!

The Saiei mob grabbed western Japan. Now they want Tokyo, too.

And you challenged him!

I did. But what's done is done.

There's no getting away from this! It's our lives at stake.

Now what do we do?

Boss!

This way, please...

I've just heard what you did.

Cut off a finger.

You're to blame this time.

You'll cut off your finger and apologize to the Saiei Gang.

Okita!

Lost your tongue? Don't you understand what the Boss just said?

I don't get it. They started the fight!

Why must we apologize?

Okita...

Yakuza have their own code.

For your own sake, do as I say.

This is the only way you can save yourself.

What if I say no?

Then you'll be cut loose.

Cut loose?

Anyone who disobeys my orders...

Fine! Just cut me loose, then!

I never asked to join you.

- Fucking ingrate! - Stop!

Enough of this.

Okita, this is my last piece of friendly advice.

All of you should leave town separately.

Otherwise you'll all be killed.

Why?

That's their usual way.

This is the way gangsters are headed now.

How long are you gonna hold onto me?

Boss...

I'll kill him. It'll save us.

Let him alone. It's too late for that.

He's a real daredevil.

Miyahara, weren't we like him in the early days?

Yes. Maybe worse.

Good old days.

Let's go.

Right!

Kizaki, gather all our money.

Let's say goodbye to this dingy office.

- You mean...? - We aren't running away.

We'll start a guerrilla war.

Our enemy is the Saiei mob!

Get moving!

Damn those Saiei punks! They just ignore us.

Their target is us.

Sooner or later.

What's funny?

Jiro's photos.

Who's the chick?

That's the end, then.

Of What?

Of us.

There's nothing we can do.

Let's go to a small town and start over again.

What, run away?

To survive.

That's a lie.

We'll die on the street in the end.

Why?

An underdog forgets how to bite its enemy.

And so will we.

Once you learn how to run, you can never fight back.

You're quickly spending your nine lives.

Look at this...

OKITA, MORI, IMAMURA, MATSUMOTO...

These were my pals when I was a street punk. We were ten in all.

We fought with the Takigawa Gang, but then we split and went our own ways.

None of them became a big name.

Only I still remain in the underworld.

Because I never yielded to anyone.

I've wasted my time.

I'm backing out.

Kizaki...

I can't go along with you anymore.

This is all the money that's left.

Let's divide it up.

I'm taking my share.

Hold on.

You think you can leave us just like that?

You're gonna beat me up?

You aren't the type to beat up your pal.

If you were, you wouldn't have destroyed your own gang.

- Brother! - Don't!

An underdog forgets how to bite its enemy.

You? I have to run!

- Where can I find you? - Why are you asking?

Just tell me.

The deserted factory. Only for a short time. See you!

We must stop them now.

If we don't, we'll become a laughing stock.

Kill Owada?

No. Takigawa.

Takigawa?

Kill him, then talk with Owada.

That's the only way.

- Understood. Wait.

- You still have another job. - Yes, but...

Smoke?

I'll get going.

It's me.

What? Takigawa's been shot?

He's dead?

When?

A while ago, when he was with his men.

THE TAKIGAWA GROUP

I see. Yato's a smart one.

Yato...?

What's that?

Seems that Boss Yato's here.

How interesting! Show him in.

Send him in.

Stay calm.

Yato, what do you want?

Boss Owada, will you make peace now?

Peace?

After you killed Takigawa?

Takigawa's territory is yours now.

You've captured a fortress to advance into eastern Japan.

Isn't that reward enough for coming all this way from Osaka?

Talk straight to me.

You look like you have something more to say.

About the street gang...

I'll make sure their leader, Okita, apologizes.

So please spare his life.

Don't try to fool us.

You kicked him out of your gang. Why help him now?

- Shut your mouth! - What?

Hold it!

The Yato Gang is different from those street mobsters.

How's that, then?

You wouldn't understand.

But Mr. Owada does.

Don't be angry. You're a lot better than Takigawa.

I like that. You're the first man to challenge me.

All right. Let's make peace.

- Get up! Get up, brother! - What is it?

- They're coming! - What?

Over there!

Fuck!

- What do we do, brother? - We fight, you idiot! What else?

Load up the guns!

The bastards have joined forces.

Stop right there!

Come any closer and I'll kill you!

Okita, I want to talk! Show yourself!

What is it?

Okita, I came to save your lives.

Surrender and come out!

And if I say no?

Then all of you will die.

Fine! Come on, then! We're ready!

I know how you feel, Okita.

But think of your men for once.

They're just youths.

It'd be a pity to make them die with you.

What?

- Scared, are you? - Sorry!

I don't want to die!

I'll cut off a finger as a token of apology.

Out of the way!

Fuck!

Yasuo! Cut it for me!

Yasuo!

Tetsuo...

Idiots!

Cutting your fingers would be a worthless gesture!

Give it to me!

Brother! Brother!

Brother!

Okita... offering a finger or two won't settle this problem.

This is not what we agreed!

We agreed he'd remain alive.

Yeah...

This is just a greeting.

Now I'll do the same to your face...

My love!

FUCK you!

Aargh!

My love!

It hurts!

Let's get you to the hospital!

Hold on.

THE END