
It is the first Toei yakuza film directed by Akinori Matsuo, who was active in Nikkatsu action movies. It is a local yakuza movie made following Okinawa Yakuza War (1976) and Hokuriku Proxy War (1977). The film depicts the war between a storied yakuza killer (Hiroki Matsukata) and the largest organized crime group in the Kansai region, which plans to advance into the Kanto region.

Yakuza: Like a Dragon
2007

Graveyard of Honor
2002

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima
1973

Youth of the Beast
1963

Tokyo Drifter
1966

Agitator
2001

The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji
2013

Rainy Dog
1997

The Outsider
2018

Sister Street Fighter
1974