

Hokuriku Proxy War
1977 Directed by Kinji FukasakuIn the setting of the Hokuriku region, where the snow and cold winds rage, for the first time in true-life yakuza film history, director Kinji Fukasaku shows battles among yakuza who value land over tradition. Hiroki Matsukata stars as Noboru Kawada, a Hokuriku yakuza who will use any measure for survival, disregarding parents, brothers, and tradition.
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Hiroki Matsukata
....................................................Kawada Noboru

Yumiko Nogawa
....................................................Nakai Kiku

Sonny Chiba
....................................................Kanai Hachiro

Mikio Narita
....................................................Mr. Kubo

Kō Nishimura
....................................................Mr. Yasuhara

Takeo Chii
....................................................
Gorō Ibuki
....................................................Director
...........................................................Kinji Fukasaku
Editor
...........................................................Kozo Horiike
Original Music Composer
...........................................................Toshiaki Tsushima
Lighting Technician
...........................................................Etsuaki Masuda
Screenplay
...........................................................Kōji Takada
Art Direction
...........................................................Norimichi Igawa
Director of Photography
...........................................................Tôru Nakajima
Production Companies
...................................................Toei Company
Production Countries
........................................................Japan
Spoken Languages
....................................................日本語
Genres
....................................................Drama
Crime
Action
Comedy
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