Kazuya SHIRAISHI 白石和彌
The Blood Of Wolves
孤狼の血
Nippon Cinema ª
Hiroshima 1988: Rookie policeman Hioka is partnered with Ogami (Koji YAKUSHO), a hardboiled cop who could easily be confused with yakuza gangsters. Soon doubts arise about which side of the law Ogami is on. This spiritual successor to Kinji FUKASAKU’s legendary BATTLES WITHOUT HONOR AND HUMANITY is an uncompromising and bloody homage that lives up to the legacy of the original.
孤狼の血
Koro no chi
Japan 2018
126 minutes
Director
Kazuya SHIRAISHI
Script
Junya IKEGAMI based on a novel by Yuko YUZUKI
Cinematography
Takahiro HAIBARA
Production
"The Blood Of Wolves" Production Committee
World sales
Toei
Cast
Koji YAKUSHO, Tori MATSUZAKA, Yoko MAKI, Shido NAKAMURA, Yutaka TAKENOUCHI
About Kazuya SHIRAISHI
白石和彌
Kazuya SHIRAISHI, born in Hokkaido Prefecture in 1974, worked as an assistant director for Koji WAKAMATSU, Isao YUKISADA and Isshin INUDO. LOST PARADISE IN TOKYO (2010) was his directorial debut. His films have been shown at the most important international film festivals and have won numerous awards. The Nippon Connection Film Festival has screened many of his films, such as BIRDS WITHOUT NAMES (2017 / NC ’18), THE BLOOD OF WOLVES (2018 / NC ’19), DARE TO STOP US (2018 / NC ’19) and LAST OF THE WOLVES (2021 / NC ’22).