The Blood of Wolves
2018 · Movie · 126 min · ★ 7.2 · 95% critics
In late-1980s Hiroshima, a detective with a questionable reputation is paired with a by-the-book partner to investigate a missing employee tied to a financial company. As they dig deeper, tensions between rival crime groups rise, pulling the case into a dangerous web of rumors, alliances, and escalating violence.
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Details
- Original title
- 孤狼の血
- Years
- 2018
- Release date
- 2018-05-12
- Language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 126 min
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (37 votes)
About
If you enjoy gritty Japanese crime stories with tense investigations and escalating gang rivalries, this should land well; Not for you if you want light viewing, low violence, or clear-cut heroes, like in Gannibal.
Pros: gritty crime atmosphere; tense yakuza conflict; strong investigative drive | Cons: harsh violence; morally murky characters; bleak tone
Themes
- japan
- corruption
- police
- yakuza
- moral ambiguity
- organized crime
- police corruption
- conflict
- criminal underworld
- justice
- pride
- 1980s
- +5 more
Cast & crew
Koji Yakusho
as Shogo Ogami
Tori Matsuzaka
as Shuichi Hioka
Yoko Maki
as Rikako Takagi
Kenichi Takitoh
as Daisuke Saga
Takuma Otoo
as Shigeru Yoshida
Joey Iwanaga
as Daiki Zenda
Junko Abe
as Momoko Okada
Yosuke Eguchi
as Moritaka Ichinose
Gorō Ibuki
as Kenji Otani
Hajime Inoue
as Tsuneo Iwamoto
Directed by Kazuya Shiraishi