Big Time Gambling Boss Blu-ray delivers one of the defining works of the yakuza genre, a gripping tale of loyalty, honour and betrayal set against the shifting power structures of 1930s Tokyo.
 
Big Time Gambling Boss Blu-ray follows a criminal syndicate thrown into turmoil when its aging leader can no longer rule. As rival factions manoeuvre for control, reluctant heir Nakai refuses leadership, setting off a chain of decisions that fractures the clan. When the rightful successor is released from prison, tensions erupt into violent conflict, testing bonds of loyalty and pushing the code of honour to its limits.
 
Written by Kazuo Kasahara and directed by Kosaku Yamashita, this landmark entry in Toei’s ninkyo eiga tradition blends operatic drama with explosive action, elevated by powerful performances from Koji Tsuruta and Tomisaburo Wakayama.
 
directed by: Kosaku Yamashita
starring: Koji Tsuruta, Tomisaburo Wakayama, Nobuo Kaneko
1968 / 95 min / Japanese