is a 1972

1972 in film

The year 1972 in film involved some significant events.-Top grossing films :- Awards :Academy Awards:*Avanti!, directed by Billy Wilder, starring Jack Lemmon and Juliet MillsB...

 yakuza film

Yakuza film

is a popular film genre in Japanese cinema which focuses on the lives and dealings of yakuza, also referred to as the Japanese Mafia.-Ninkyo eiga:...

 directed by Kinji Fukasaku

Kinji Fukasaku

was a Japanese film actor, screenwriter, and best known as a celebrated and innovative filmmaker. He was born in Mito, Ibaraki, Japan, and died in Tokyo, from prostate cancer...

 and starring Bunta Sugawara and Noboru Ando

Noboru Ando

Noboru Ando is a Japanese film actor known for his yakuza roles.In fact, Ando was a real-life yakuza gang boss before becoming a movie star in 1965, when he appeared in a film about himself, "Chi to Okite"...

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The plot centres around a Yakuza

Yakuza

, also known as , are members of traditional organized crime syndicates in Japan. The Japanese police, and media by request of the police, call them bōryokudan , literally "violence group", while the yakuza call themselves "ninkyō dantai" , "chivalrous organizations". The yakuza are notoriously...

troublemaker released from prison only to discover that the crime underworld in which he used to operate and
the socio-political landscape of Japan has changed dramatically. He subsequently immerses himself in the new Yakuza scene, re-establishing his
position and rising to a sought after position, resulting in tragic consequences.