Men of the Underworld
Men of the Underworld
| 01 January 2015 (USA)
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1st in a 6-film series. The W.R.C. is the largest yakuza-run conglomerate in Japan, and a war for succession begins when the current Chairman suffers a fatal traffic "accident". Tadano (Namioka Kazuki), the secretary to the current Vice-Chair Konno (Noguchi Masahiro), is the only survivor and is haunted by flashbacks. His brother-in-arms, Board Director Umehara (Ozawa Hitoshi), a fellow Zainichi Korean, is in competition with the ruthless Director Tamura (Sugata Shun) for the top spot. The feud is goaded by the secret placement of spies within the WRC by the Tokyo Police's "Unit Zero", spearheaded by the sly Inspector Sano (Shinsui Sanshou), and cracks begin to form in the organization and between brothers ...

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Gutsycurene

Fanciful, disturbing, and wildly original, it announces the arrival of a fresh, bold voice in American cinema.

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Nayan Gough

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

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Lidia Draper

Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

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Anoushka Slater

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

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