76 minutes of pure yakuza carnage where loyalty gets you shot.
Chairman of the Souryukai, Yukihiro Kawaji (Hitoshi Ozawa), is shielded by Executive Director Takeshi Kanzaki (Hitomi Matsuda) who takes a bullet and is severely injured. The Sakata family holds an emergency executive meeting, attended by Detective Umezawa (Hoka Kinoshita) from the Fourth Investigative Division, to deny any involvement. Meanwhile, at the Souryukai, Vice Chairman Shinji Wakamiya (Kazuyoshi Ozawa) and the others begin to prepare for retaliation against the Sakata family. The tension between both sides rapidly escalates — following emergency surgery, Kanzaki narrowly escapes death. Then, at Kawaji's command, the battle finally ignites!!
Practical Effects
Blood squibs deployed with reckless, beautiful abandon.
Acting
Hitoshi Ozawa's chairman glare could stop hearts.
Editing
Ruthless 76-minute runtime leaves zero breathing room.
Director
Yūji Minato
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kozo Takeda, cast here as muscle, was an actual K-1 kickboxing champion—his presence adds unintentional authenticity to the brawls.
The 'GOKU-OH' series represents the dying direct-to-DVD yakuza boom; this 2020 entry arrived as physical media collapsed, making it a fossil of a bygone distribution era.
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