"Starring" " Takaki Ishibashi" "Reiko Takashima" "With" " Naoki Hosaka" "Tamao Sato" "Shuji Kashiwabara" "Noritake Kinashi" "Keizo Kanie" "Guts Ishimatsu" "Renji Ishibashi" "Koichi Ueda" "Kenji Kodama Takeshi Yamato" "Special Guest Appearance" " Ken Utsui" "Shingo Tsurumi" "Minoru Terada" "Tatsuo Matsumura" "Music by Tsugutoshi Goto" "Written and Directed by Yasushi Akimoto" "In China, we also have a saying that goes like this..." ""The enemies of yesterday... are the friends of today"." "And so among new friends... and old enemies..." "We drink here tonight... to new relationships... and a to our new future." "Cheers (in Chinese)." "Cheers (in Japanese)." "Please." "Oh." "Thanks." "Mr. Odanaka." "Oh." "Pardon my reach." "Here." "Mr. Shimazu?" "No, I'm..." "Same old Shuji." "The war's over wise guy." "Too bad Shoichi ain't here." "He's gone straight." "After all he did?" "Him... going straight?" "Go, go!" "Hurry up!" "Last night, Kazuhito Matsudaira head of the Matsuwa crime family, political lobbyist Shounen Onizuka, and Don Odanaka head of the wide spread Ryuseikai crime syndicate, were shot by a hitman who infiltrated a restaurant and escaped." "The Matsudaira crime boss was shot fatally in chest, and four Onizuka members died instantly." "Don Odanaka was hospitalized." "Stew would be nice for dinner." "Okay." "See you." "Have a good day." "Be careful." "LAST DROP OF BLOOD" "If you've got time for a body check, then drag these jokers outta here." "NO VISITORS" "'Morning." "How is he?" "The surgery is over." "The bullet missed his vitals." "What crew is pulling the strings?" "Payback with the Matsuwa crew ain't the reason." "The West?" "Maybe." "Not so fast." "Then who?" "They'll make their move soon enough." "The Don's been targeted." "Get your thumb out of your ass." "Get the troops together anyway." "Sure." "Thanks." "Thank you." "Hey!" "Us detectives can't even expense taxi receipts." "So thanks for the ride." "I just happened to be nearby." "Gotta smoke?" "I quit." "Way to go." "I wanna quit too." "How'd you do it?" "That patch thing?" "Easier than kicking speed, eh?" "Newspaper and a pack of Echoes." "Thanks." "Looks like the job is going well." "But it sure don't pay, eh?" "I guess that's why they call it work." "If you wanna make it in Japan, forget having an honest job." "You can't get rich without doing something bad." "I was gonna bet on this long shot dark horse..." "But I ain't using a bookie no more." "I was gonna lay down 1000 yen but..." "MAFIA HITAT CHINESE RESTAURANT" "Is the South exit okay?" "By Yoshinoya will do." "How's the wife?" "Now, that's a woman." "My old lady is... " "Bye." "Sorry about taking you out of your way." "The shit's hitting the fan at Odanaka's, eh?" "It doesn't matter to me." "That's cold." "You did hard time protecting the old man, right?" "You can't wipe off the shit coming your way with your doormats." "Maika Toda reporting." "In last night's shooting at a Chinese restaurant," "Don Odanaka of the Ryuseikai crime syndicate remains unconscious." "Kimura from the Matsuwa crew said he wants to meet." "You serious about taking on the West?" "It ain't about our honor anymore." "This spells war between East and West." "But..." "But what?" "The Chinese are sending for soldiers from the mainland." "What?" "You calling for a shootout with this heat from the press and the cops?" "If we don't make a move now, they'll eat up our turf." "You always sheltering yourself never dirtying your hands, how about getting stuck in?" "Motoyama, the anything-goes-shoot'em-up days are over." "What the fuck, Shimazu!" "Since when do you have the right to bust my balls?" "Stop it." "We're facing a crew of 30,000." "If we can't get along, we'll never win." "We'll consult with the boss first." "Strike 3." "Go for it, Hagiwara." "You're damn good." "I'm glad we roped you into playing." "And who'd have thought you'd have such a lovely wife." "He never talks about his home life." "There's really nothing to tell." "Wanna wash away that sweat?" "We always go for a bath after the game." "I'll pass today." "I gotcha." "Rather have the wife wash your back, huh?" "That's not it." "You were so cool on the field." "Get real." "It's another side of you I don't know." "Come on." "Anybody can play baseball." "But you don't like talking about the past, right?" "'Cause there's nothing fun about it." "I wish I'd known you as a child." "You want one?" "Our own baby." "Sakuma." "I thought I'd go visit the boss." "I brought his favorite." "Taiyaki." "The media is all over us." "Not good for an anti-mafia crime cop?" "Hey." "I'm here on my own time." "I'm indebted to him." "Like helping my daughter get into private school." "Of all people, you should know." "The suite room on the fifth floor." "Bye..." "You gonna take on the West after all?" "With my high blood sugar, the doctor told me to lay off sweets but..." "Who set up that payback hit?" "You won't live long." "I resent that." "The average life span of a Japanese male is 77, you know." "Oh..." "Hagiwara said to say hi." "The guy ain't bent for the honest life." "Once a yakuza, always a yakuza, eh?" "If you hadn't stopped it, I'd have whipped him." "Sorry." "You're big, so I thought you'd be tough." "Sorry." "Apologizing like that is what made them wanna fight." "Sorry." "You sound like a broken record." "Sorry." "Isn't that what kids call "old man hunting"?" "Who knows what kids these days are gonna do." "It's scary." "That stings." "That's a first Shoichi." "You... scared?" "Kyoko." "Do I often say "sorry"?" "The guys at work said I have a habit of..." "So what." "If you can say sorry and keep living this life then, even it's 100, 1000, 10,000 times, it's smarter than having your own way." "The suburbs... are so quiet." "Hello." "Brother." "Where?" "I gave your place a good cleaning this morning." "Anyone new in your life?" "I'm more worried about you." "You're coming to my cap ceremony, right?" "My nursing school function." "Don't give me that "no yakuza" excuse." "You're the only family I have." "Takashi, make sure he goes." "Sure." "Understood." "I'll be right there." "There's only one thing I don't like about you being a yakuza." "What will I do if you die?" "Hey, I'm only 32." "Later." "Don't forget the ceremony." "Okay." "Excuse me." "Is this the right place to order a doormat?" "Yes." "I can help you." "I'm a cop with the Hamazaki police." "Us flatfoots walk a lot and our shoes get dirty." "If only we had a nice doormat." "What the..." "If it ain't Hagiwara?" "You gotta believe me, Hagiwara." "The floor in my unit really is dirty." "With your doormats, it'd be clean, eh?" "Hamazaki isn't my sales territory." "You know..." "I saw Sakuma." "The kid's really moved up." "Atop five captain in the Ryuseikai." "You missed the boat, Hagiwara." "If you'd stayed, you'd be in Shimazu's position." "Tsuruoka!" "Stop fuckin' shadowing me." "I'm just a salaryman now." "With no connection to a piece of shit like you." "Piece of shit?" "That's harsh." "I only wanted to tell you it wasn't the West who targeted Odanaka." "It's been too quiet." "If it were the West, they'd come in blazing." "Your point?" "Quit playing house Mr. Honest." "Since Sakuma can't say it, I'm here to tell you." "This war... needs you." "Hagiwara..." "Don't chase some half-assed dream over a woman." "My third one today." "Seeing a real yakuza like you happy pisses me off the most." "What's wrong?" "Hit me if you want." "I won't revoke your parole." "You'll have to do something much worse for me." "You fuck." "What're you scared of?" "Where's brother Masaki?" "He went to talk with Kimura from the Matsuwa crew." "Who's guarding him?" "He said he didn't need anyone but I sent someone." "What's up?" "Word might get out like before." "The place is being set as they drive." "They'll be safe." "Still." "I'll give him a call." "Forgive the location but you never know when we could be hit." "Understood." "Welcome." "Masaki..." "The life or death of the East rides on this war." "Let me be frank." "I'm thinking of meeting Hatoda, the Osaka Chikuzankai boss." "Whether this is gonna drag in all of Japan..." "Or whether he's trying to shake us up?" "I want to be sure." "Hello!" "Actually, a boss election in the East's 8 families..." "Those West bastards." "I'll whack those fucks!" "Let's see what the boss has to say first." "Masaki's dead and I'm gonna settle the score." "Brother Masaki's been..." "I see." "Listen." "It'll be total war." "If Matsuwa and us make a move, war will spread all over Japan." "I arranged a meeting with Hatoda, the head of the Osaka Chikuzankai." "It might be a trap." "Yeah, but then we'll know it all." "Who's guilt or not." "Shuji, would you go for me?" "Yes." "Shuji!" "Go alone." "Even with a crew, when you buy it, you buy it." "Okay." "Thank you." "Drive on." "He got that hair from putting his finger in the light socket." "Mr. Tsuruoka, sorry to call for you during your investigation." "What are the other crews up to?" "You'd..." "You'd know better than me, eh?" "Japan is a law-abiding society." "The cops rule, not the yakuza, right?" "I don't like alcohol." "Shall I bring you a tea?" "Maybe bring something with a fizz?" "Dom Perignon please." "The colored bottle." "Instead of marking us, please put the screws on the West." "Otherwise, we'll have a war." "And with Masaki getting whacked..." "No way you'll stand for that, eh?" "Useless wars cost us money." "Shimazu..." "Just what strings are you pulling?" "Visiting hours are over." "Where's Odanaka's room?" "I'm not allowed to give out that information." "And the police and others?" "Who knows." "Who goes there?" "Kannai sales office." "I called a number of times for Shuji." "I work under him." "I'm Takashi." "Where's the boss?" "MORGUE" "I'm sorry to hide you down here." "Brother Hagiwara is..." "Oh, Shoichi..." "Sorry for my silence." "I came to visit and something seemed odd." "I got set up." "My men even the cops were pulled." "Shuji told me not to leave him no matter what." "Where's Shuji?" "Osaka." "I sent him to see Chikuzankai's Hatoda." "I just don't..." "I don't think this chain of hits is the West's doing." "I sent him there to find out." "So his life will be your answer?" "Yes." "Drink it however you like." "The point is to drink it like it's tasty." "It's good." "Sakuma..." "Did you come to kill me?" "That depends." "Bringing down the East has been a long time task of ours." "Ryuseikai and the Matsuwa crew are a torn in our sides." "If they could be slaughtered, I'd like to do the killing." "I'm here to find that out." "Are you a sacrifice?" "Nothing is written on my face." "Even so..." "your demure deceives you." "Minobe..." "He'll be going now." "I've gone straight." "The fear won't kill you." "Fire alarm." "What's going on?" "No smoking room, right?" "Shimazu!" "Why was no one guarding the boss?" "He had Takashi, didn't he?" "And no cops too?" "Probably couldn't collect overtime." "Hey Shoichi." "What the fuck is a footmat salesman like you doing here?" "Customer call." "Letting you go was Hatoda's declaration of intention." "What about the restaurant incident?" "Someone from the East." "There's a rat in our crew." "And in Matsuwa's crew too." "And in the Jakinmon crew?" "No connection at all." "Just a diversion." "The Chinese don't care about East vs West." "Oh, did you see Shoichi?" "No." "He saved my skin last night." "I heard from Takashi." "But Hagiwara is no longer one of us." "I'll thank him but..." "Leave the rest to me." "And don't forget..." "you've been targeted too." "Okay." "We'll be moving you to the safe house in Karuizawa tomorrow." "Excuse me." "Shuji." "Yes." "Whoever says they'll "consolidate" the East is behind this." "Understood." "If this continues, the West, rather, yakuza all over Japan will come to bring us down." "Pardon me." "Why'd you let the guards go last night?" "The cops demanded it." "The hospital complained of too many people so I left Takashi." "He's not ready." "We're short handed." "Brother Motoyama got hit." "When?" "This morning." "He washed up at a Yokohama pier." "We'll make the distinctions here." "You've gotta find out who shot first, right?" "The bullets... are from the West!" "I'm thinking of making peace with Nakata from the Matsuwa crew." "If we band with Matsuwa, and with Don Toda toeing the mark, we can join all the families, Meisuikai, Tokiwa and Fujizaki." "We must "consolidate" the East or we can't win." "Welcome home." "I'm back." "What's up?" "You said you'd be early so." "Shuji called." "He did?" "I said you'd be home soon and call but... he said it was nothing." "When I said, work must be tough, he laughed saying, "That's business."" "You're smoking again, huh?" "You wanna drink with Nakata too?" "I only drink with the boss." "Don't read in too much!" "It's a business partnership!" "I'm moving the boss to the safe house tomorrow." "Tomorrow?" "So soon?" "Better safe than sorry." "Feel like manju?" "Huh?" "We ate manju when I used to drop you off at your club, right?" "Yeah." "You liked them steamy hot." "They give me a sigh of relief." "Sorry to keep you waiting." "Baby, let's eat those together." "Yeah honey." "Don't look so scared!" "You'll spoil your looks." "Sorry." "A boyfriend?" "What a drag." "Maybe your husband?" "So baby you're a kept woman." "What a waste." "Sorry." ""Sorry, sorry"." "You're pathetic." "What do you see in this guy?" "I'll bet he screams "sorry, sorry" while fucking her." "Let's eat those manju honey." "Watch the violence." "What're you looking at?" "Just say you're sorry you poor working stiff." "Shoichi, don't." ""Shoichi, don't"." "Don't what?" "What a hike." "Why doesn't this cheap place have an elevator?" "Akemi honey." "It's me." "Tsuruoka." "I used to request your table!" "Akemi from Venus in Koganecho, eh?" "I forgot." "It's Kyoko, eh?" "Please leave." "That angry face was always your charm point." "Is Hagiwara home?" "He's got nothing to say to you." "No way he'd be home now!" "Being a salaryman..." "Sakuma called, didn't he?" "Shoichi's gone..." "Gone straight?" "Does an honest guy visit Odanaka in the hospital?" "A yakuza on parole..." "can't live peacefully." "He isn't the same man he was before." "Do you really believe that?" "What a great ass." "Let me do you the favor." "Take a good look." "He can't live in any other world." "I don't have the stamina I used to." "Any kids?" "Even if we did, when they got big, I'll be an old man." "You got something to ask, right?" "Sorry that a yakuza like me called you at work." "They can't see over the phone." "I need a favor." "I'm just a wretched salaryman." "Some favors I can do, some I can't." "Pardon me." "Would you attend Hitomi's cap ceremony for me next Tuesday?" "Cap ceremony?" "It's a nursing school event." "What would people say if a gangster like me went?" "Don't worry about them." "People may talk but..." "Okay." "Kyoko will probably wanna see Hitomi's hour of glory." "Is that all?" "That's it." "Shuji." "Don't get whacked." "Tell Kyoko I said hi." "Really?" "Hitomi's?" "Do you mind?" "No problem." "Why?" "You'll hate seeing old friends." "Hitomi's different." "And it's been a while." "Can I?" "Is that all..." "Shuji wanted?" "Yep." "I'll whip up dinner." "Tsuruoka came by today." "He said you can only live in that world." "That's not true, it is it?" "Doctor!" "Doctor!" "Get a doctor!" "Takashi, Takashi." "Takashi, Takashi." "It's me." "Okay then." "What's wrong?" "Somebody has... come and gone before us." "Way below the national life span." "What a boring way to die." "Sakuma, why'd you use a double?" "You knew Odanaka would be hit today, eh?" "Was it Shimazu?" "His death is on your hands." "What can I say?" "We're yakuza." "Hagiwara." "Call on line three." "Okay." "It's that detective." "Did you see the news?" "Another hit on Odanaka's crew." "Us cops have lost face completely." "Bottom of the ninth..." "And you're on deck." "Quit selling dust rags and save Shuji." "Otherwise, he'll end up dead like Takashi." "You're itching for it." "And your tattoos are calling." "Watch out or your death will make the news." "I just like you and Sakuma together." "And... if I sign up, how much do you get?" "You get a commission, right?" "Well, yeah..." "Probably doesn't amount to much, huh?" "Is it fun?" "Your job..." "I'll come again." "Hold on." "What's with that hostile attitude?" "Is that how to treat a customer?" "You'll be a customer after signing up." "So I'm thinking about renting your doormats, okay?" "You should have been more courteous if you wanted me to sign up." "I have a hard time with chumps like you." "You!" "What's your name?" "I'll call and complain." "Go ahead." "Make my day." "If I get fired, I can make a living." "Hagiwara and Kyoko are?" "Yeah." "Great." "And you?" "I'll go." "Promise me." "Where'd I put that suit you wore to my graduation?" "Didn't you give it to Takashi?" "Maybe so." "You'd better buy a new one." "Where's Takashi?" "The hospital." "Why don't you give him the day off?" "Maybe I should." "Is the security up to snuff at the safe house?" "I picked up some guys I can trust." "Really?" "I'll check on the boss." "I set up that friendly drink with the Matsuwa crew." "The Commission has ruled." "And we have the boss's approval." "The West won't push us around anymore." "Shuji." "Give Takashi a hearty funeral." "Thanks for your concern." "So the one pulling the strings is..." "Shimazu." "And Nakata from the Matsuwa crew went along." "What for?" "They want to consolidate the East's 8 families." "A changing of the guard, the hard way..." "And using the top bosses to do it." "Let's rub them out." "Oh, Shuji." "I've decided to retire." "I tired of the life." "When all your friends die, it's time to quit." "And the crew?" "I'll disband it." "It's my crew." "I won't hand it over to Shimazu." "Are you serious?" "The young guys will be taken in by other crews." "Shuji..." "How about going straight?" "The yakuza is the only life I know." "You asleep?" "Why'd you marry me?" "You had all kinds of women, right?" "I never thought you'd want a family." "Getting married on the day you got out of prison made me so happy." "Being a wife with a big, white refridgerator was my dream." "One stocked with food..." "I longed for a life where my husband got home every day and we ate together." "I pushed you into being a salaryman." "Don't you regret marrying me?" "Ask me in 40 years." "Good luck." "See you." "See you later." "Bye." "Go get'em girls." "Good luck." "I'm getting nervous." "Over here." "Good morning." "'Morning." "Congratulations." "Understood." "Okay." "Sorry about that." "Thanks for your time." "Use the Iranian." "When the job's done, send him packing." "Kill Odanaka." "Shimazu?" "He's at the sauna." "So the war with West is on?" "How many men you got?" "Just me." "Sorry to take you away from work." "Salarymen are actually not so busy." "You look lovely." "I'm 20 you know." "I'm so happy to see you." "Has it been 7 years?" "I was in junior high." "Where's Shuji?" "He's busy with work." "He'll be here." "He wouldn't miss your moment in the spotlight." "Yeah." "He's happier than all of us." "I tell you, being a yakuza is a great racket, eh?" "Just cut a few corners and a relaxing retirement awaits." "Us public servants can't live like that." "Us yakuza lose much along the way." "Odanaka, are you really disbanding your crew?" "Word travels fast." "Are you gonna sit here and garden rather than taking the dangerous path?" "You get old, you lose your greed." "My pet theory goes..." ""once a yakuza, always a yakuza"." "Even if you're reincarnated, you'd chose the yakuza life again." "It's in your blood." "Sakuma, what's up?" "Safety measures." "Something could happen, so I'll check the back exit." "How about a sauna?" "Sure I guess." "Please let me." "It's on the way." "What the fuck!" "Tomorrow's East 8 families golf outing is set at the Fuji Gold country club." "What's the plan?" "After dinner, we'll kill all the opposition." "Pretending the West did it..." "At the summer debut party, you'll be the Second in Command." "And you'll be the Consigliere." "Your boss is one knaving geezer." "Having the hitman he hired shoot him in the shoulder." "He's the real deal in yakuza." "See you." "Shuji." "You lose." "Hold on." "The boss..." "Excuse me." "You have a call." "Yeah." "Shimazu and Nakata are dead." "It was Sakuma." "So Shuji was the one all along?" "I gotta wonder." "Tattoos and all..." "He's just a petty yakuza." "My other pet theory goes..." ""yakuza don't live long"." "18 months ago, you entered Aiwa nursing school and today, it gives me great please to see all 50 of you reach, today's capping ceremony." "This is a mere starting point." "Little by little, you will go out into the world, as nurses assisting patients and doctors." "The party is out." "Please let your name and message." "Hello." "Brother." "Don't worry about the ceremony." "My moments of glory will be here for you anytime." "Good luck at work." "Being entrusted with the precious nature of life we make this pledge." "Now, all people, will cherish this moment." "We learn to give hope of the future so others can live, and aim to spread our wings as nurses." "Filled with warmth and kindness, our flame will never die." "We pledge now to master the path of life for us and others." "With the killing of the Ryuseikai and," "Matsuwa crew top officials, further violence with West crime syndicates is believed to occur." "Especially in the Yokohama area West offices, the chance of retribution runs high." "The press is calling for investigations." "As a high priority social problem, a strategy to put a stop to, wide spread crime syndicate actions, we will announce that the police, is doing everything it can to, work towards a peaceful solution." "I thought you'd come clean?" "Some dirt just can't be washed away." "'Morning." "Good morning." "'Morning." "Good morning." "Good morning." "Welcome." "I'll go ahead..." "and make dinner." "Welcome." "A late arrival?" "Maybe too late." "You're having a good game." "Glad the weather is warm." "You said it." "Out of bounds." "I've got a hitch in my swing from that bullet to the shoulder." "Hey, caddy can't you see I'm addressing the ball?" "Shoichi." "You're looking well." "What are you doing here?" "Weren't you going to disband the crew?" "The families wouldn't let me." "We'll talk later." "I'm losing big money here." "You won't need to pay." "Don't be a fool." "You won't make it out of jail this time." "What would you gain?" "After going straight and all, right?" "Your shot, Mr. Odanaka." "Crime Boss Odanaka Shot Dead" "Yoshizawa." "Gone straight and working hard, eh?" "The next stop is Sakurabashi." "Those getting off, please press the buzzer." "Asahi Apartment Complex." "Those getting off, please press the buzzer."