Shabu

Shabu

8.0IMDb Score
Released:1996-05-28
Genre:
Duration:164 min
Country:Japan
Director:Tatsuoki Hosono
Actors:Koji Yakusho, Ai Saotome, Shun Sugata, Akira Takahashi, Yasuko Haru
Production:Daiei Film

Overview:

Makabe is a yakuza who is addicted to 'shabu' (a slang refers to stimulant drug). He lives as if he wants to destroy himself. He steals a mistress of the boss of a big yakuza syndicate by force. He takes over the yakuza group he belongs to, by killing the old boss. When he tries to use 'shabu' as the main financial resource of his group, it leads to the serious confrontation with another big yakuza syndicate.

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