
A violent story of loyalty and revenge among the many "yakuza" or gambling groups in Japan.
Directed by Akinori Matsuo, The Dragon Crest leans on a strong ensemble — Hideki Takahashi, Masako Izumi, Yukiko Todoroki — 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 crime titles of 1963.
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Repeatedly beat to a pulp by gamblers, cops, and gangsters, lone wolf Shoji Yamanaka finally finds a home as a Muraoka family hitman and falls in love with boss Muraoka's niece. Meanwhile, the ambitions of mad dog Katsutoshi Otomo draws our series' hero, Shozo Hirono, and the other yakuza into a new round of bloodshed.
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