

The Blood of Wolves
2018-05-12 · 126 min · ★ 7.2
Set in 1988 in Hiroshima, Japan, prior to the enactment of the anti-organized crime law. A rumor exists that Detective Shogo Ogami has ties with the yakuza. He is partnered with Detective Shuichi Hioka and they investigate a missing person case involving a financial company employee. Conflicts between opposing yakuza groups become more serious.
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Production details
- Directors
- Kazuya Shiraishi
- Production companies
- Toei Company, Kinoshita Group, KADOKAWA, Nikkatsu Corporation, Sanyo wire, dentsu, The Asahi Shimbun, WOWOW, Diversity Media, Hochi Shimbunsha, VAP, Toei Video Company, GYAO, Tohan, PFLUG, Toei Tokyo, TOEI MUSIC PUBLISHING
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Koji YakushoShogo Ogami
Tori MatsuzakaShuichi Hioka
Yoko MakiRikako Takagi
Kenichi TakitohDaisuke Saga
Takuma OtouShigeru Yoshida
Joey IwanagaDaiki Zenda
Junko AbeMomoko Okada
Yosuke EguchiMoritaka Ichinose
Gorō IbukiKenji Otani
Hajime InoueTsuneo Iwamoto
Renji IshibashiShohei Ikago
KatsuyaHiroyuki Nawashiro
Takahiro KuroishiYasunori Kanemura
Marie MachidaYoko Takii
MEGUMIJunko Uewase
Shidou NakamuraTakafumi Takasaka
Tomoya NakamuraKyoji Nagakawa
Shun NakayamaKeisuke Yoshihara
Takamitsu NonakaYoshiki BizenTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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