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Release Year2019
Runtime1h 03m
LanguageJapanese
CertificationNR
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DirectorJirō Ishikawa
WritersJirō Ishikawa
TypeFeature Film
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Cast10 credited
Also Known AsRoad to the Boss: Gaki Gokudo
About Road to the Boss: Gaki Gokudo
Akira Kiyota (Ryusuke Nakamura), an ordinary salesman with poor performance and heavy consumer-loan debt, feels crushed by the harshness of reality—far from his wild days as a former biker gang leader. One night, while entertaining clients at a club, Kiyota loses his temper and punches a customer. The club happens to be protected by his high school classmate Kenji Hosokawa (Sho Ikushima). Kenji knocks out the rampaging Kiyota with an ashtray. When Kiyota wakes up, he finds himself in Kenji’s office. Kenji invites him into his yakuza group, telling him this might be his one chance to turn his life around…
Directed by Jirō Ishikawa, Road to the Boss: Gaki Gokudo leans on a strong ensemble — Ryusuke Nakamura, Sho Ikushima, Keisuke Kida — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about screen titles of 2019.
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