

Season 1 • Episode 1
LatestA town where Aniki is back
Eiji Ogawa, a young leader of the Hattagumi yakuza, left the prison after two years sentence. However, it was only Tsuneyoshi Mito, the younger brother, who came to meet him.
Acting
Nagabuchi's prison-walk says everything words can't
Direction
Kiyohiro lets empty frames scream
Score
Sparse synths that ache like regret
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during Japan's bubble economy, the film captures yakuza films pivoting from romanticized violence to existential dread about organized crime's fading relevance.
Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi was primarily a rock star; this rare dramatic role was suggested by director Yoji Yamada, who saw something wounded in his stage presence.