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1972 Certificate 15
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THE WOLVES, starring Japanese film great Tatsuya Nakadai, is a visually stunning and elaborate gangster film set in the late 1920s, when the yakuza still dressed in robes and carried swords. There is an occasional bowler hat or bit of newsreel film, but Hideo Gosha's epic largely fits the classic samurai bill. Read more

Starring Tatsuya Nakadai, Noboru Ando, Komaki Kurihara
Director Hideo Gosha
Genres Action/Adventure, Thriller, World Cinema

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The Wolves

THE WOLVES, starring Japanese film great Tatsuya Nakadai, is a visually stunning and elaborate gangster film set in the late 1920s, when the yakuza still dressed in robes and carried swords. There is an occasional bowler hat or bit of newsreel film, but Hideo Gosha's epic largely fits the classic samurai bill.

Starring Tatsuya Nakadai, Noboru Ando, Komaki Kurihara
Director Hideo Gosha
Run time DVD: 2 hrs 15 mins
Certificate Certificate 15
Genres Action/Adventure, Thriller, World Cinema
Language DVD: Japanese
Subtitles DVD: English
Released Production year: 1972

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    • The Wolves
      THE WOLVES, starring Japanese film great Tatsuya Nakadai, is a visually stunning and elaborate gangster film set in the late 1920s, when the yakuza still dressed in robes and carried swords. There is an occasional bowler hat or bit of newsreel film, but Hideo Gosha's epic largely fits the classic ...