Ryuta and Mineo Komatsu are brothers, both yakuza (gangsters). Mineo, although complicit in crime, even murder, wants out of the gangster life, hoping to become a successful singer instead. Ryuta loves his brother, but Mineo's possible defection presents problems for the gang, and Ryuta realizes he must kill his brother if he wants to survive.
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The Big Boss was released on January 15, 1959.
The Big Boss was directed by Kihachi Okamoto.
The Big Boss has a runtime of 1h 41m.
The Big Boss was produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka.
Ryuta and Mineo Komatsu are brothers, both yakuza (gangsters). Mineo, although complicit in crime, even murder, wants out of the gangster life, hoping to become a successful singer instead. Ryuta loves his brother, but Mineo's possible defection presents problems for the gang, and Ryuta realizes he must kill his brother if he wants to survive.
The key characters in The Big Boss are Ryuta Komatsu (Koji Tsuruta), Yokomitsu (Seizaburō Kawazu), Mineo Komatsu (Akira Takarada).
The Big Boss is a Crime, Drama film.
The Big Boss has an audience rating of 6.5 out of 10.