Yoshiki Yamada

Kiku Nakakawa, the only daughter of an old kimono shop owner in Kyoto, is enthusiastic about karate. To help her friend Michi avenge her brother, she sneaks into a movie studio in Kyoto where a drug dealing syndicate is based.

Basé sur des faits réels, le film raconte la lutte pour l'hégémonie d'un nouveau gang reconstitué sur les ruines de l'après-guerre dans la région d'Hiroshima.

La guerre est déclarée entre les clans d'Hiroshima et de Kobe. La violence urbaine s'intensifie provoquant une réaction des citoyens et de la police.

Takuma Tsurugi est engagé par les yakuzas afin de faire taire plusieurs témoins gênants. Le travail effectué, ses employeurs décident de l'éliminer à son tour.

This story is based on the novel "Jo no mai" by Tomiko Miyao which is based on the life of painter Shōen Uemura (1875–1949), the first woman to be awarded the Order of Culture. The title refers to the masterpiece bijinga ("picture of a beautiful woman") that Uemura painted at the age of 61. The main character, Tsuya Shimamura, is born in Kyoto as the second daughter of a tea trader who dies before her birth. Tsuya, who loves painting more than anything and is hopeless at housework, attends art school and at age 15 receives the name Shōsui (from the characters for "pine" and "green") from her teacher. The crown prince of England purchases one of her works, propelling her to fame overnight. The novel portrays the remainder of her stormy life, during which she is impregnated by her teacher and raises a fatherless child; through it all she devotes herself to her painting, undaunted.

Upon his release from prison, Masa (Bunta Sugawara) is disappointed to not be picked up by his brother Katsu (Tamio Kawaji). After hitching a ride on a bus full of old women, Masa finds out that Katsu tried to fake a car accident and get some money for Masa to live on after prison. Together, the two decide to blackmail the woman (Yoko Horikoshi) who hit Katsu, who happens to be the daughter of a rich company president (Seizaburo Kawazu). 6th film in a series of 8.

Ise, un trafiquant de drogue Yakuza de niveau intermédiaire, est capturé lors d'une opération policière. Le criminel craque lors de l'interrogatoire et accepte de devenir un informateur de la police.

Eighth installment in the "Gokudo" series. Depicts the activities of Shimamura Seikichi and his henchmen