Cast: Rentarô Mikuni, Ken Takakura, and Kin'ya Kitaôji
Region: B
Label: Eureka
A standout yakuza film directed by a master of the genre in Kinji Fukasaku (BATTLE ROYALE), WOLVES, PIGS AND MEN is an uncompromising treatise on brutality and brotherhood starring Rentarô Mikuni (HARAKIRI), Kin'ya Kitaôji (Battles Without Honour and Humanity: Final Episode) and the inimitable Ken Takakura (ABASHIRI PRISON).
Kuroki (Mikuni), Jirô (Takakura) and Sabu (Kitaôji) are three brothers born into poverty. Kuroki, the eldest, finds an escape from his squalid beginnings by turning to organised crime – and soon both Jirô and Sabu have followed him into the yakuza lifestyle. But none of the brothers see eye to eye, each of them showing more loyalty to their criminal comrades than to their siblings. Following a stint in prison, Jirô convinces Sabu to help him pull off a potentially lucrative heist, leading to a series of betrayals and horrifically violent acts that will test the bonds of blood to their breaking point.
Restored from original materials provided by Toei studios.
