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TOEI COMPANY, LTD. Presents

THE STORY OF A MAN AMONG MEN

Planning: FUJI EIZO CORPORATION

Executive producers: Koji SHUNDO, Tan TAKAIWA

Producers: Masao SATO, Kazushige SAITO

Original story: Eiji OSHITA

Screenplay by Akira MURAO

Cinematography by Shigeru AKATSUKA Art Direction by Norimichi IGAWA

Music by Chuji KINOSHITA

Directed by Kosaku YAMASHITA

CAST

Hiroki MATSUKATA

Kinya KITAOJI

Saburo KITAJIMA

Sayaka ONO, Wakako SAKAI

Shigeru KOBAYASHI, Isao HARIMOTO

Ryo KINOMOTO, Akira NISHIKINO, Kentaro SHIMIZU

Bunta SUGAWARA

Ryuji SHINAGAWA, Ryoji HAYAMA, Kyosuke MACHIDA

Ichiro TOBA, Gureto KOJIKA, Akiko KAZAMI

Shigeru AMACHI

Tetsuro TANBA

Tomisaburo WAKAYAMA

Koji TSURUTA

1935 YOKOHAMA

I should be able to get back to the gambling den soon.

It's better not to overdo it yet.

Don't you have someone daring to come, and work for me?

At your place?

I sure do... He's high-spirited. The perfect man for you.

Over there.

His name is Inahara Ryuji.

He looks fearless.

Will you call him over here?

The only thing is, the police have asked him if he wants to be a police officer.

A police officer?

Although he hasn't given them an answer yet...

Hey, Inahara!

This is Kato Denzaburo, the head of the Katase family.

I'm Inahara Ryuji.

Actually, I thought of asking you to come, and work for me,

but I heard you have an offer from the police.

Boss! Please let me work for you!

Place your bets...

Anyone else?

Any more bets?

I'm in...

Me, too.

All bets are in.

Hey!

With this, we'd like to close the game.

Let's go.

Thank you.

Good work.

You can all go out, and play with this.

Thank you.

Hey, Newcomer... I'll take you to the brothel, too.

A brothel?

I'm not going.

You don't want to go?

No.

Inahara!

Mr. Yokoyama's gone to the trouble to give us this money, so we can all have a good time.

Let's go. There are some great women there.

That's right, Inahara.

You're not very sociable, are you, Inahara.

- Hey, Go! - Yes?

He said he doesn't want to go. You guys go on without him.

Okay.

We'll be going then.

Misfit!

I'm sorry.

You don't have to apologize.

I heard you were offered a job as a police officer,

so why did you decide to become a yakuza?

When I was still a kid,

we lost our house and land because of my dad's gambling.

Hey!

You forgot something.

Mr. Inahara...

You're a graduate of Meiji University, but you got caught up in gambling...

You got what you deserved.

I hope you learned your lesson, and never gamble again.

You brat!

Stop that!

- I said stop it! - Ryuji!

Stop crying already, and eat!

Dad...?

Why are they crying?

They've been sold.

Sold?

It's because farmers are so poor.

Thank you!

I'm sorry...

Thank you!

Thank you very much.

I swore that when I grew up...

I would get revenge for what gambling took from my dad.

And I can't forget the sad look on those girls' faces.

I see...

I understand.

Listen, Inahara...

Being a professional gambler...

isn't a profession that will get you into Heaven.

That's why the training is that much harsher than making an honest living.

In this business, there's a saying,

"don't be a fool, don't be too smart, and most of all don't be half-hearted".

You should take that to heart.

Welcome!

Two "oden" (Japanese pot stew).

Old man!

Do you include fly in your food?

No! Of course not!

Eat this!

You put that fly in, didn't you?

What's that?

I saw you do it!

Such a cute face...

But what you say isn't cute at all.

I saw it.

What did you see?

Someone! Help me!

Out of the way!

That was awesome!

I'm sorry I damaged your stand.

This...!

Thank you!

Yukiko!

Hey! Yukiko!

Take this.

What's this?

I heard you left your wallet at an "oden" stand at the beach.

That was...

I know! In order to be a man,

you have to be clean when it comes to money.

You can't be a man if you're dirty about money.

Come back here!

Let's go.

Thank you!

That's the man I told you about.

Excuse me...

Thank you for the other day.

I didn't get a chance to thank you...

You're that girl...?

Mom!

Thank you for helping my daughter out.

Don't mention it.

It's okay to ask him over to the house, isn't it?

I suppose...

My father passed away four years ago, so it's just my mom, me and my little brother.

Honkugenuma... Honkugenuma...

Excuse me.

Yukiko!

Don't have anything to do with that man.

Why?

You know what kind of man he is, don't you?

I keep telling you... He's a very nice man.

No! I'm against it.

Mom!

I'm here to see Nakahata Eikichi.

Will you let me in to see him?

Nakahata Eikichi...

He's here, isn't he?

He's not here.

What?

This is Boss Kato Denzaburo's territory, so I know he's here.

Wait!

You can't go in there!

Hey! Didn't you promise to pay back all the money that you owed us here?

Don't mess with us!

Boss...

Where are you from?

I'm Kimura Tadao from the Sekiyama Family.

Sekiyama Family?

Close the game.

I'm very sorry...

We'll be closing down the game for today.

This way, please...

Boss Kato... I'm taking Nakahata Eikichi with us.

I can't let you have him.

What?

Stop, Inahara!

That's enough.

Ryuji!

Are you okay?

Take the injured parties to the hospital.

This dispute between the Sekiyama Family and Kato Family

was settled through the mediation of Kanto Elder Statesman Takeda Shunsaku.

We talked on the train the other day...

I'm Nakata Yukiko.

I'm Inahara Ryuji.

My mother insists on having you come over to our house...

I don't mean to impose on you, but...

You can see for yourself what kind of man I am...

That doesn't bother me...

Ryuji! Hurry! Let's go!

Four! Three!

Can you lend me 10 yen?

Which is it?

Higher.

Ready? All bets are in.

Ready on this side.

Game!

Draw!

It's lower.

Lend me 10 more yen.

Do something, Go.

Inahara... Don't let it go to your head.

Who needs this!

That idiot! Who does he think he is!

Boss...

He's regained consciousness.

Inahara...?

That patient is truly immortal.

It took 65 stitches.

We owe it all to you.

No... It's not my skill...

It's the power of the star he was born under...

The power of Inahara's star?

What? Inahara's alive?

- That can't be! - It's true!

INAHARA RYUJI

Hey!

What's going on? Who are you?

- Here you go. - Thank you.

Inahara... The strong ones can let their guards down,

but the weak ones don't have that luxury.

Gamblers will bet whatever they have when they think they have the best chance,

but should you lose,

you mustn't hang on to the hope of winning, and chase after it.

Yes?

Come in... Please.

Excuse me...

She came to our place...

I heard you were hurt, and I was so surprised.

This is our big brother from Ofuna...

I'm Nakata Yukiko.

I'm indebted to Ryuji.

I'm Yokoyama Shinjiro.

I'm relieved to see that you're looking well.

Please let me help you.

You shouldn't have anything to do with someone like me.

No, I...

Inahara... I just remembered something I have to do.

Do you have a minute?

Thank you.

But...!

Just do it.

If anything happens to Inahara, call me.

I'll give you my phone number.

Ryuji! Where are you going?

Ryuji!

Yokoyama...

Inahara... Give it up.

I understand how you feel, but...

If you insist on going, then I'll go with you.

Yokoyama...

Bear with it.

I can't let you throw your whole life away.

Taking action isn't the only way to be a man.

It takes a man to have patience.

Yokoyama...!

Yukiko's mother was absolutely against Yukiko becoming the wife of a yakuza,

but she finally gave in when she saw the love and devotion her daughter had for Ryuji.

They were married, and moved into a new home in Ofuna.

Soon after, their son, Ryuko was born, and

Japan rushed headlong into World War II.

OFUNA 1944

Yamakita from Gotemba?

It's a military job.

I went into the service, but this doesn't work good

enough to pull the trigger on the rifle, so they let me go.

Ryuko... be sure to listen to Grandma and Mom.

I'm going with you, Dad.

You can't... Stay at home and watch the house.

Hey, there's not enough dirt. Put more in.

Hurry it up!

Who's that guy? He's acting like he's in charge here.

That's Kirihara from the Sasahara Family.

You mean the old man's sworn brother?

Just because he's the husband of Boss Sasahara's sister.

I've heard rumors about him, too.

Hey! What's your problem? Get a move on!

That bastard!

Stop it!

Hey! That's enough.

It's Boss Tsuruoka!

Boss Tsuruoka!

Inahara!

Did you go after this man knowing who he is?

Boss! Inahara was...

Let me handle this.

I'll talk to Sasahara.

You...?

Will you let me have this young man?

Inahara?

Sure... I'll leave him to you.

You will?

I'm sorry, Boss.

ATOMIC BOMB DROPPED ON HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI

1946 YUGAWARA

What did you say?

We'll stake our lives... Can't you take that?

Are you the suicide attack failures who failed to die?

Let's go outside.

Fine with me.

Bastard.

Mr. Inahara! Those two have connections with Boss Tsuruoka.

The old man...?

What's your relationship to the boss?

We're from Kujukurihama in Chiba where Boss Tsuruoka is from.

Take it!

Don't do anything to make the boss lose face.

At this rate, you won't live very long.

We're going to turn now...

One... two...

Since his dad came home, Ryuko hasn't left his side, has he?

He's usually Grandma's boy.

Dad left this for me, but I have no use for it.

Mom! Thank you!

Place your bets!

Which is it?

Place your bets!

Which is it? Higher or lower?

This time it's going to be lower.

I'm never wrong.

Shut up, you Korean!

Stop it, you bastard!

So what if he's Korean?

What does it matter if he's Korean or Japanese?

Thank you very much.

Place your bets. Which is it?

Which is it?

Any bets on lower? Lower?

Lower.

All bets are in.

Six! It's lower.

Mr. Inahara...

I like your gambling style.

I'm Yamamura Shudo from Kawasaki.

Actually, I'm Korean.

What you said earlier, touched me deeply.

We're all the same human being...

Yes...

YOKOHAMA... RIGHT AFTER THE KANTO GREAT EARTHQUAKE

Hurry! Hurry!

They should be hiding around here.

Find them!

Ryuji... Pretend you didn't see that.

Dad... Your slippers.

Did you see any Koreans running away?

Nobody came here.

Be careful. They should still be around here somewhere.

It's okay now...

Thank you very much.

Thank you.

We're all the same human beings.

We're all the same human beings.

We're all the same human beings.

Wait a minute!

Are you guys still hanging around?

Let us be your followers.

Please!

We want to be your followers.

Please!

Followers?

You must be kidding!

Please! Please!

Please!

Out of my way!

We won't budge!

Inahara!

They look like promising young men...

Make them your followers.

But I...

I'll talk to Boss Tsuruoka.

You've reached that point now, Inahara.

Yokoyama...

Thank you!

Thank you!

Hoodlums and gamblers aren't the same.

If you come with me, your sentence will be long.

I know.

That was great.

No matter how many times I see it, Morocco is the best.

Shut up, you bastards! Get out of here!

Get out!

Place your bets! Which is it?

Place your bets!

Hey!

Place your bets! Which is it?

5,000... Anyone for 5,000?

5,000 on higher.

Get on with it.

It's lower.

Don't touch that!

8,000 on higher.

What's that?

I'm Morocco Tatsu!

There's a gambler in Yugawara known as the "Devil".

You mean Inahara Ryuji...?

That's right. I don't know if he's the devil or not,

but why don't we put out a notice for this Inahara Ryuji?

Place your bets! Which is it?

Place your bets!

5,000 on higher.

What is this?

Come with me.

Hey!

If you shoot me in the back, you're a pig!

Go ahead, and shoot!

If I catch you trying to rob a gambling parlor again, you're a dead man.

I'll overlook it today.

Now get out of here!

I give up.

Morocco!

Give me a cigarette!

Give me a cigarette, you idiot!

Welcome!

The boss went to Yugawara.

I heard Ryuko wasn't feeling well.

Excuse me!

Welcome!

She sure has grown.

How's Ryuko?

The doctor said he'll be fine now.

I'm glad to hear that.

Thank you for your help all the time.

It must be rough with more mouths to feed.

Welcome!

You're looking much better. You'll be okay now.

Ryuko... don't let illness get the better of you.

I told you... that hurts.

Hey, you newcomer! Aren't you going to greet Brother Izawa properly?

You little runt! You're taking us lightly!

Come on, everybody!

Okay! That's enough!

You've got spirit!

What's taking so long?

Hurry, and let our brother out!

Welcome back to the outside world.

- Izawa! - I missed you!

I can't wait to get back in the game.

Sure thing.

Izawa! Welcome back.

This is my sworn brother Tagami from inside...

I'm Tagami Kei.

I'm Morocco Tatsu. Nice to meet you.

Shall we go?

Do you all have your drinks?

Congratulations on your release!

Congratulations!

Eat and drink all you want.

Relax for a while.

Don't be ridiculous!

I'm ready for a good fight!

There's a guy I want you to meet.

There's this awesome guy in Yugawara... His name is Inahara Ryuji.

I want your advice, but I want to exchange sake cups with that guy.

Are you kidding? The two of us have done just fine without a boss. Isn't that right?

Did we ever come up against anything to fear

when the two of us worked together?

This is different.

What's different?

To hell with exchanging sake cups.

All right.

I'm going to do it on my own then.

All right.

Inahara Ryuji?

If I meet him, and I don't like him,

we go back to the way things were.

Don't worry... You'll know what I mean once you meet him.

There's someone named Mitani Chie who's asking to see you.

Chi-bo?

Is she your girl?

Relax, and enjoy yourself.

She's a childhood friend.

Tatsu!

Chi-bo! Come over here.

What's wrong?

Grandma died.

Your grandma?

You don't have anyone left back home, do you?

You're the only one I can count on now.

Don't worry. Come to my place.

Boss Ishii of the Yamazaki family is retiring?

That's right.

As you know, foreign nationals from Taiwan, Korea and China are

getting out of hand in Atami.

Even the police can't seem to handle them.

Boss Ishii is getting old,

so they asked me if I knew of someone reliable they could turn the territory over to.

Will you take over as head of the Yamazaki family?

Thank you.

I appreciate the offer, but I know of the perfect man for the job.

Who is it?

Inahara.

Inahara?

But, Shin... He's got a temper that's twice as bad as most people.

No... Inahara has the capability.

I think Inahara would be good enough to take over as the head.

All right, Shin. I'll call Inahara over, so will you ask him what he thinks?

I wouldn't think of it.

Please let Yokoyama take over.

Inahara... I've already talked it over with Boss Tsuruoka.

I couldn't take over as the head.

Inahara... Just as Yokoyama says, we've decided that

you'll take over as head of the Yamazaki family.

If you need anything, you can ask Yokoyama for help.

Understand?

Yes.

Thank you very much, Boss.

Aren't you glad, Inahara?

Yokoyama...

I'll do my best.

1949 ATAMI

I'm Inahara Ryuji, the successor to the Yamazaki family.

I'm inexperienced in this business, and a novice, but I ask for your full support.

An idiot just took over the Yamazaki family.

He's extremely reckless.

They're called the Inabara Gang.

We have a lot of men.

Like the saying goes, "a mantis fighting the Imperial chariot with an axe".

It doesn't make a difference who takes over...

Maybe we should send him a greeting.

Boss! It's those foreign nationals!

They don't know who they're dealing with... Kill them!

Inahara! This is the moment of truth. I'll be there to pick up the pieces.

Let me handle this!

Izawa...

Put them on the truck.

Dump them all together with the truck.

Stop!

Try getting out, and I'll kill you.

Forgive us... Please!

Stop! Help!

Either you get out of Atami or die here.

It's either one or the other.

It's no use killing these cowards.

If you're going to kill someone, just kill me.

If you won't leave Atami, I'll kill all of you!

All right. We'll leave.

Take them to the hospital.

Anyone hurt?

We owe you our lives.

Boss...

Exchange sake cups with me.

I'm Izawa Kiichi, Morocco's sworn brother.

Izawa...

I'm Morocco Tatsu of the Inahara Gang.

Morocco Tatsu, in typical Morocco style, used violence to get his point across.

After Morocco's storm of violence,

the shrewd Izawa would come in to settle things,

and bring them under Inahara's wing.

And in no time, the organization grew to several hundred members.

In April of 1950,

a fire started in a civil engineering office in Nagisa-cho in Atami,

and the strong winds spread the fire,

and the center of Atami and an area of Japanese inns were burned to the ground.

And the rebuilding of Atami promptly started.

What do you think you're doing?

This is the Inahara Gang's territory.

You can't just open up our own gambling game.

What?

Gambling at the construction site of the Fujimi Hotel?

We stormed into the place...

All right. I'll be right there.

You said the guy who beat you guys up

was a has-been sumo wrestler named Aizugawa, didn't you?

Yes.

We should tell the boss in Hakone.

Wait!

Don't tell the boss.

Ready?

The head is the guy who looks like giant tree.

Brother!

Keep watch.

Boss...

I heard what happened from Tagami.

Anyone hurt?

Moritani's been injured, but the rest aren't serious.

I'm fine.

So did you get them?

Hasebe got the has-been sumo wrestler...

We might have gotten one or two others.

The police are here.

Hasebe... Moritani...

Izawa wasn't there.

Understand?

Yes, I understand.

All right.

Izawa...

We want you to hand over the ones who were in the fight.

All right. I promise to bring them down myself.

Some of them are hurt, so I want to treat them first.

And they need to prepare to serve a long term.

Please give us an hour.

All right. I'll give you just one hour.

Hasebe and Moritani...?

Each of them claims that he was the one who dealt the final blow...

They were both trying to protect the other.

I see...

So how long will they be sentenced for?

Since it was a fight with gang members,

Mr. Hasebe will probably get 10 years,

and Mr. Moritani will get 8 years...

Ten years and eight years...?

They both were asking how you and your wife were doing.

Also, they both said that no matter what the judgment is,

they won't appeal the decision and go directly to prison.

Hasebe has his father's third memorial service.

I want to have the memorial service while his mother is still alive.

I'll provide whatever bail money is necessary.

All right.

I'll do what I can.

Mom...

You ungrateful child!

Becoming a yakuza might have made you a man,

but having you do something like this doesn't make me happy at all.

Boss...

Thank you very much.

It was good of you to get Tamagawa Katsutaro to come.

I have no regrets now.

Mrs. Hasebe...

I'm sorry this happened to your precious son...

Please forgive me.

Please take care of my son.

Morocco and Izawa worked together to bring Hayashi Shunichiro,

an important member of the only remaining gang of hooligans

left in Yokohama into the family.

Thus paving the way for the control of the Keihin Brotherhood that

was standing in the way of the Inahara Gang.

This was all according to Izawa Kiichi's intentions.

Izawa who looked up to Inahara Ryuji as his boss,

put his life on the line in order to propel the Inahara Gang's name to the top in Tokaido.

That's ridiculous!

I'll fight to beat the Inahara Gang until my bones turn to ashes.

Boss!

Sit down.

After taking control of the Tokaido,

this is how the Inahara Gang grew to over a thousand members.

Furthermore, Morocco Tatsu got ready to make Yokosuka their stronghold,

and Izawa Kiichi literally became Inahara Ryuji's right-hand man.

Inahara!

You bastard!

You're from the Keihin Brotherhood, aren't you?

The Izawa Gang destroyed our gang, so I'm going to take Inahara's life!

You bastard!

Damn! Kill me!

All right. I'll kill you.

Hayashi!

Stop it.

Let him go.

If you don't kill me, I'll keep coming after Inahara's life!

Hayashi!

If you want to take my life, come for it anytime you want.

Inahara...

If you do things the way Izawa does things, you'll shorten your life.

I know.

Mr. Yamamura... I'm Tagami from the Inahara Gang.

I want to talk to you.

What does the Inahara Gang want with my sworn brother?

Be quiet. He said he wants to talk to me.

Brother...

I'm Izawa Kiichi.

Have a seat.

Will you become my sworn brother?

Sworn brother?

Mr. Izawa... When you make an alliance,

you make it with someone you're willing to die with.

I don't know you that well.

Please don't think badly of me.

If you become a part of our family,

our boss is someone who'd be willing to die with you.

I met Boss Inahara once before at a gambling den.

If I could be under Boss Inahara, I'd be happy to be a sworn brother.

With this, anything of value from Rokugo to here belongs to me, Boss.

It's not yours, it's Inahara's.

All that's left is Yokosuka.

Once you can root yourself in Yokosuka, the Inahara Gang

won't have an enemy left in Tokaido.

Izawa... don't overdo it.

Okay.

I'd better be going.

Shall we go, Yamamura?

Excuse me.

That Izawa... you'll never get that hooligan spirit out of him.

Excuse me...

Mr. Inahara... It's been a while.

Mr. Shimoda.

I'm sorry I haven't been in touch.

Same here.

Have a seat.

What can I do for you today?

I'm going to be retiring, so I came to talk to you about this guy.

I'm Mori Masato...

He doesn't know the mountains from the sea,

so I'd like you to take him under your wings, and train him.

- I met you in Ito, didn't I? - Yes.

Ever since then, he's fallen completely in love with you,

and he insists on coming to you.

Excuse me...

Inahara... he came here because he looks up to you, so look after him.

Okay.

Do your best.

Thank you.

You won't regret it as long as I'm alive.

Thank you.

It's been a while.

Is someone here?

The boss went out.

Is this your car?

Hey, Izawa! You have a nicer car than Inahara.

Boss...

What did Izawa come here for?

He came to deliver the offerings.

I see...

Shinjiro... Welcome.

Thank you for your generosity.

Do you always set out a meal for those who are gone?

It must be rough on you.

Where are the children?

Ryuko's keeping a bird he caught in the mountains.

Akiko's with her grandma.

Stop it, Dear! You'll die if you do that.

She's right. Please stop!

Get off my back.

Just shut up, both of you.

Kawauchi... We're all out of "pon" (heroin).

Go out, and get more.

You mustn't do it, Morocco.

Please... for the sake of our unborn child, won't you please stop?

Can't you do as I ask?

All right.

Dear!

Chie... if you hang around a guy like me, nothing good will come of it.

Get out of here, and get rid of that baby.

What are you saying?

The baby's six months along already.

Besides, I couldn't leave you behind, and leave, could I?

You fool! Just do as I say.

No! Please don't talk like that.

I'm here with you because I love you.

I'm going to have your baby because I love you.

It's up to me if I want to cry.

Chie... You fool!

You're a fool!

You fool!

Boss! Welcome home.

Welcome home.

Yukiko...

What is it?

Dear...

When we got married, I couldn't do anything for you...

Don't do it, Dad!

How many times have I told you to free these birds from the cages, Ryuko?

If you let the birds out of the cages, there won't be anyone to feed them,

and they'll all die!

Ryuko doesn't understand how you feel yet.

Understand? Why can't he just listen when I say that it's no good?

Listen to me, Dear...

I was called to the school about Ryuko...

He got into and fight, and hurt someone.

The boy said, "Inahara is a yakuza's child", so Ryuko went to get revenge.

And he told the boy, "My dad is the greatest man in all of Japan".

Ryuko!

All right.

You can keep the birds, but don't do it halfway...

Raise them with great care, and take care of them until the very end.

I will.

Don't come to me for every little thing. You idiot!

Understand?

Boss...

Welcome.

You're getting really big... Take good care of the baby.

I will... Thank you.

Did you want something?

I heard you weren't feeling well, so I stopped by.

You came all the way over here just for that. I'm sorry...

Morocco...

Will you at least stop using?

Did you tell him...?

Give me the drugs and the needle.

Bring it to me.

This is all of it.

You bastard...!

If you ever start using again, you'll regret it.

Boss...

Morocco...!

Come to Atami for a while and recuperate...

Come with me.

Boss... Thank you.

But I have some things to take care of...

Will you give me a day?

I promise I'll be there tomorrow.

Morocco... I'll be waiting for you.

You, too.

Kawauchi...

When I go to the boss' place, I want to take a gift...

Gift?

I'm going to bring Ishikawa Ryuji into the family.

I have five or six of his young members on my side.

Izawa wants this, too.

But Ishikawa has the backing of the Sosei Group.

And I heard that Ishikawa doesn't like fighting.

Izawa says that Ishikawa will definitely be of value to the Inahara gang.

I really want to present it to him as a gift.

All right.

Dear...?

We're just going to talk to them, so don't worry.

You'd better get ready to go to Atami, too.

Don't worry!

Hey, Morocco!

Are you home, Morocco?

Is he home?

He went over to see Ishikawa.

Take care of the baby.

Morocco's back again.

What?

You said you wanted to keep the peace, so we let him do whatever he wanted to...

I just can't take it anymore.

This is going to affect our Brother's reputation.

Let's kill him.

All right... I'll kill him.

Calm down.

We don't know why Morocco is coming here yet.

Don't be hasty.

Excuse us...

Ishikawa...

I want you to be my sworn brother.

He won't fall for a threat like that.

If you don't listen to me, then I'll take your life.

What happened to your machine gun?

Take one step, and you're a dead man.

How about it, Ishikawa?

Morocco!

Morocco... Morocco!

Ishikawa...

Join my boss' family.

Ishikawa!

Morocco! Morocco...

Morocco...

Mr. Izawa...

I know!

It's just like him to do this.

He wanted you to join our family.

I understand.

I'm sure he'll be happy.

Morocco.

Our brother from Mukojima is here.

Boss...

I never expected Morocco to do something like this.

I have no words to console you.

Thank you for coming.

I'm sure Morocco is happy that you came.

Morocco!

You fool!

My brother!

Tatsu!

I'm sorry to burden you.

Come and stay with us until you have the baby.

Thank you.

I can manage alone.

It's not easy for a woman to raise a child alone.

If it's a boy... I won't let him become a yakuza.

If it's a girl... I won't let her fall in love with a yakuza.

Dear... I thought I'd give this to Mr. Moritani...

Moritani...?

Boss...

I thought we'd have the whole gang go to meet Moritani when he's released,

and give him a rousing welcome.

No... We shouldn't turn it into a big deal...

Yokoyama and I will go, and meet him.

Boss...

There's a man who wants to see you.

Why you...!

Boss Inahara...

Thank you for saving my life.

This is my wife.

My husband's told me all about you.

Thank you very much.

What are you doing now?

I have a dry cleaning business in Yokohama.

A dry cleaner...? Is that right?

I came to apologize for my rudeness that day.

Do a good job.

I couldn't accept that, Boss.

Just take it.

Thank you!

Boss!

Moritani... You must have endured a lot of hardship.

I'm glad to see that you're in good health.

Mr. Yokoyama...

Boss...

Thank you.

Thank you.

Congratulations, Mr. Moritani!

It's good to have you back after such a long time.

Good to have you back.

Please express your appreciation for Moritani's labor.

So why isn't Mr. Izawa here today?

Just sending a congratulatory gift isn't good enough.

Izawa's a busy man.

But Hasebe and Moritani served time that Izawa should have served, too.

That's enough, Wada.

Inahara was the one who kept Izawa from going to prison.

I'm sorry.

Moritani... party to your heart's content today.

Two years later, Hasebe Natsuji was released from prison.

Good to have you back.

Thus, the asura came back to the fold one by one...

Is it your heart again?

I just had a little trouble breathing.

You should go to see a doctor.

It's nothing.

Don't tell Inahara.

I won't.

The boss is waiting in the back.

They're here, Boss.

It's been a while.

I'm sorry we haven't been in touch.

So you came...

Come on in.

Ishikawa... Yamamura...

Izawa's got a bad reputation.

I heard he's been demanding a lot from the two of you...

Is that true?

That's not true...

For me either.

All right. I see where you both stand.

But Izawa's opened gambling parlors in the Hakone area

using Inahara's name without a word to Inahara.

That's not the only thing...

It seems Izawa's saying that he's the force behind the growth of the Inahara Gang...

If he's saying those things, the Inahara Gang can't just let it go.

I'm going to tell Inahara that, and ask him to banish Izawa.

Ishikawa...

You and Izawa have exchanged sake cups...

It doesn't matter to me how you decide to take this.

That's all I have to say.

Here's your medicine, Boss.

Wada...

The yakuza operate on a code of "jingi" (justice and duty) and rules.

We can't have mercy on anyone who doesn't follow our code, no matter who it is.

Boss... Does that mean that Izawa...?

Hasebe and Moritani have just come back from serving a long sentence.

Banish me?

Is that what the Ofuna boss said?

That's interesting...

If he thinks he can banish me from the gang, let him try.

Izawa... That was just Mr. Yokoyama's intentions...

We don't know what the boss will say.

No matter what Yokoyama says, our boss won't banish me.

But our boss has never gone against Mr. Yokoyama.

You haven't been banished yet, so I think you should apologize to the boss.

I think so, too.

You can't survive in our world once you're banished.

Yokoyama...

You want me to banish Izawa?

Leaving Izawa the way things are now won't do the Inahara Gang any good.

Even if our young followers go from a thousand to a hundred,

we can't forgive someone who doesn't follow the rules.

But...

Inahara... Don't let your feelings get in the way.

Mr. Yokoyama...

Boss...

Please forgive my sworn brother, Izawa's misconduct with this.

Please!

Ishikawa!

Ishikawa...

I'm sorry.

Boss...

Mr. Yokoyama...

I was wrong.

Izawa...

Izawa... you have a good brother, don't you?

Don't let Ishikawa's finger be the finger of disgrace.

I won't.

Mom... I don't want to go to school.

What are you saying, Akiko?

Haven't I always told you...?

Even if they call you a yakuza's daughter,

your father is a respectable man.

So you don't have to feel small at school.

Do you understand, Akiko?

Go on to school.

Ryuko...?

How's the bath water?

Ryuko! You...?

Yukiko! Yukiko! Come here!

Why are you yelling like that?

Look at Ryuko...

Ryuko!

Ryuko got a tattoo?

I was hoping that Ryuko would find a respectable occupation.

I'm sorry, Dear.

Ryuko...

How old are you?

Nineteen...

Nineteen? That's the age when you started working under Boss Kato, isn't it?

Yes... I just made 19...

This must be fate...

Inahara... He's already been tattooed, so no matter what you say now, he can't turn back.

Like father like son, huh?

We'll let him work under Ishikawa.

Ishikawa?

That man will take good care of him.

All right.

Don't blame your wife.

That's Chairman Oshima from the Hasshu Group.

Hey, Oshima-kun.

I deserve more respect than that from you.

I'm sorry!

It's okay. Keep playing.

There's nothing to be afraid of.

Behave yourselves.

Inahara Ryuji's not that much of a fool.

Listen up!

That bastard Oshima has picked a fight with the Inahara Gang.

We're going to split up, and storm Takasaki.

Did you talk to the boss?

You fool!

When a man is standing at the threshold of taking up arms or not,

to hell with talking.

If you're gathering the members to fight,

you need to get the boss' permission.

I'll go alone if I have to.

How could he turn a fight he started himself into the gang's fight?

We have to banish anyone who moves ahead without the boss' permission.

Wada... Get Izawa.

I'll take care of Izawa myself.

Hasebe! Call Izawa.

Izawa!

You turned Ishikawa's finger into a finger of disgrace, didn't you?

No one can save you from being banished now.

You and I have put our lives on the line throughout our lives...

The only way to save you is for you to go straight.

If you can't agree to that, then I'll take your life right here.

Boss...

Will you go straight, or do I take your life...?

One or the other... It's your choice.

I'll be happy to die by your hands, Boss.

Please kill me.

You...!

Don't you know how I feel?

I want you to go straight.

Boss...

Inahara... You've grown.

Yokoyama...

Boss...

You're the only boss for us.

We'll follow you to the ends of the earth.

Boss...

Ishikawa...

Yamamura...

Tagami...

Well said, all of you.

Boss...

Yokoyama!

Yokoyama!

Inahara...

Yokoyama...

I just want you to pray for my repose...

Just you alone.

Leave me alone with my sworn brother tonight.

YOKOYAMA

Yokoyama, my sworn brother...

I promise to carry on what you've taught me.

THE END