Rent Hokuriku Proxy War (1977)
3.7 of 5 from 45 ratings
1h 38min
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- Synopsis:
- Loose-cannon gangster Kawada rebels when his two-timing boss forms an alliance with a major crime syndicate. The syndicate's main rivals see Kawada as their perfect proxy, but his furious temper quickly rubs them the wrong way, leaving Kawada to face overwhelming forces. Fukasaku's final yakuza film features some of the strongest women's roles in his career, plus a raucous central performance from Hiroki Matsukata (Cops vs Thugs) and support from the legendary Sonny Chiba.
- Actors:
- Hiroki Matsukata, Yumiko Nogawa, Shin'ichi Chiba, Mikio Narita, Kô Nishimura, Yôko Takahashi, Takeo Chii, Gorô Ibuki, Hajime Hana, Sanae Nakahara, Tatsuo Endô, Ichirô Nakatani, Seizô Fukumoto, Ryô Nishida, Junkichi Orimoto, Nenji Kobayashi, Jirô Yabuki, Harumi Sone, Bin Amatsu, Shôtarô Hayashi
- Directors:
- Kinji Fukasaku
- Writers:
- Kôji Takada
- Aka:
- Hokuriku dairi sensô / Agent of War of the North
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Drama, Thrillers
- Countries:
- Japan
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 24/02/2025
- Run Time:
- 98 minutes
- Languages:
- Japanese LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- New interview with actress Yoko Takahashi (2024, 15 mins)
- New interview with screenwriter Koji Takada (2024, 19 mins)
- Yakuza film historian Akihiko Ito on the real-life Hokuriku Proxy War murder case (2024, 15 mins)
- Trailer
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