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The Boss

1965·Movie
1h 31min
71
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A , crime movie: , but never gory, .

Good for friends night · binge-friendly · thought-provoking

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Teruo Ishii portrays the bitter conflict over the right to develop land in a gripping and humorous way. Nakagami, the head of the Kanto Joseikai, is ordered to acquire the rights to work to level the reclaimed land and prevent the Doshikai from expanding from Kansai into Tokyo, but the interference of the Koda-gumi, associated with the Kansai Doshikai, intensifies. Nakagami's younger brother Hayami, unhappy that the situation is moving slowly, tries to blackmail the mayor into moving forward, but... A true Toei gangster film with an all-star cast including Koji Tsuruta and Ken Takakura!
Japanese Gangster FilmYakuza ConflictTerritorial WarTense Crime DramaHard-Boiled ActionCharacter-DrivenClassic Japanese CinemaMoral AmbiguityPower Struggle

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Where can I stream The Boss?

It streams in 1 other country, but not in the United States.

Is The Boss worth watching?

71
GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 71 (IMDb 7.2).

Will I feel good after watching The Boss?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 7 of 10 for bleakness and 6 for melancholy, against 1 for hopefulness.

Is The Boss in English?

Japanese

No, it was made in Japanese.