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New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss
7.4 / 10• 1975• 1h 34m•NR• Japanese
ActionCrimeDrama
Storyline
The seventh in the shocking "Jingi Naki Tatakai" movie series, which exposes the true lives of the yakuza that is hidden by a mask of "jingi". The next stage of this continuing drama is the Kanmon Channel where the Owada and the Kyoei groups are battling for territorial rights and drug smuggling. The Owada sends their man, Tetsu, and his friend Shuji to kill the Kyoei boss. With the promise of fame and riches, Shuji takes the fall and goes to jail for 7 years. But when he's released, he discovers that he and Tetsu have been all but forgotten by the Owada. Feeling betrayed, Shuji takes matters into his own hands and becomes an unsuspecting pawn in an internal conflict and an assassination attempt on the Owada boss. And now angered, Shuji seeks revenge...
Cast & Crew
Bunta Sugawara
Shuji Kuroda
Lead
Tsunehiko Watase
Kunimitsu Sugawa
Yuriko Hishimi
Aya
Tsutomu Yamazaki
Tetsuya Kusunoki
Seizō Fukumoto
Matsumoto
Masataka Iwao
Prison Rapist
Meiko Kaji
Misako
Ryuji Katagiri
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What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Kinji Fukasaku's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
