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33% Critic Match
Yakuza Ladies: Burning Desire
3.3 / 10• 2005• 1h 58m•NR• Japanese
DramaCrime
Storyline
Tamaki's (Iwashita) husband is the head of the Idei clan, based in southern Osaka. As the film opens, punch-permed lieutenant Ginji (Riki Takeuchi) is killed while pumping iron. Following the hit, rumors and recriminations abound, slowly corroding the clan's cohesion. Ginji, it turns out, was mired in debt. After Ginji borrowed a small fortune to build a luxury resort, his bank went belly up and stopped financing the loan. Frantic for funds, he decided as a last resort to rat out his boss who had skimmed five-billion yen from the gang. Soon everyone assumes that Idei did the hit. Convinced that Idei is being framed, Tamaki sets out to find the real killer.
Cast & Crew
Ai Maeda
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Lead
Naoya Makoto
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Yutaka Matsushige
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Misaki Moritsuki
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Naomasa Musaka
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Masataka Naruse
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MO
Minoru Ohki
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Hideo Sakaki
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What People Are Saying
2.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Hajime Hashimoto's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Yakuza Ladies: Burning Desire is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
