The Blood of Wolves (Japanese: 孤狼の血, Hepburn: Korō no Chi) is a 2018 Japanese crime yakuza film directed by Kazuya Shiraishi, starring Koji Yakusho and Tori Matsuzaka.[2][3] The 2021 film Last of The Wolves was released as a sequel to this film.
| The Blood of Wolves | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Japanese name | |
| Kanji | 孤狼の血 |
| Directed by | Kazuya Shiraishi |
| Screenplay by | Jun'ya Ikegami |
| Based on | Korō no Chi by Yūko Yuzuki |
| Produced by | Kazuto Amano |
| Starring | |
| Narrated by | Issei Futamata |
| Edited by | Hitomi Katō |
| Music by | Gorō Yasukawa |
| Distributed by | Toei |
Release date |
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Running time | 126 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Box office | $5,908,700[1] |
Premise
edit1988, Hiroshima, Japan. Shūichi Hioka (Tori Matsuzaka) gets assigned to the second investigative unit under Shōgo Ōgami (Kōji Yakusho), a detective rumored to have mob ties, and he is put in charge of the missing person case for an employee at a yakuza-affiliated finance company. Hioka confronts ruthless gang thugs while harboring doubts about the law-breaking Ogami.
Cast
edit- East Kurehara Police
- Kōji Yakusho as Shōgo Ōgami
- Tori Matsuzaka as Shūichi Hioka
- Kenichi Yajima
- Tomorowo Taguchi
- Hiroshima Prefectural Police
- Kenichi Takitō as Daisuke Saga
- Odani-gumi
- Yōsuke Eguchi as Moritaka Ichinose
- Goro Ibuki as Kenji Odani
- Tomoya Nakamura as Kyōji
- Taketo Tanaka as Takashi
- Irako-kai
- Renji Ishibashi as Shōhei Irako
- Kakomura-gumi
- Kyūsaku Shimada as Kakomura
- Yutaka Takenouchi as Nozaki
- Takuma Oto'o as Yoshida
- Katsuya as "Sekitori"
- Takii-gumi
- Pierre Taki as Ginji Takii
- Aki Shimbun
- Nakamura Shidō II as Takafumi Kōsaka
- Others
- Yōko Maki as Rikako Takagi
- Junko Abe as Momoko Okada
- Taro Suruga as Jirō Uesawa
- Megumi as Junko Uesawa
- Joey Iwanaga as Daiki Zenda
Accolades
edit| Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43rd Hochi Film Awards | Best Picture | The Blood of Wolves | Won |
| Best Director | Kazuya Shiraishi | Nominated | |
| Best Actor | Kōji Yakusho | Won | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Tori Matsuzaka | Nominated | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Yōko Maki | Nominated | |
| 31st Nikkan Sports Film Awards | Best Film | The Blood of Wolves | Nominated |
| Yūjirō Ishihara Award | Nominated | ||
| Best Director | Kazuya Shiraishi | Won | |
| Best Actor | Kōji Yakusho | Nominated | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Yōko Maki | Nominated | |
| 40th Yokohama Film Festival | Best Actor | Kōji Yakusho | Won |
| Best Supporting Actor | Tori Matsuzaka | Won | |
| 73rd Mainichi Film Awards | Best Film | The Blood of Wolves | Nominated |
| Best Director | Kazuya Shiraishi | Nominated | |
| Best Actor | Kōji Yakusho | Nominated | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Tori Matsuzaka | Nominated | |
| Best Sound Recording | Kazuharu Urata | Nominated | |
| 92nd Kinema Junpo Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Tori Matsuzaka | Won |
| 61st Blue Ribbon Awards | Best Film | The Blood of Wolves | Nominated |
| Best Director | Kazuya Shiraishi | Won | |
| Best Actor | Kōji Yakusho | Nominated | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Tori Matsuzaka | Won | |
| 28th Tokyo Sports Film Award | Best Film | The Blood of Wolves | Nominated |
| Best Director | Kazuya Shiraishi | Nominated | |
| Best Actor | Kōji Yakusho | Nominated | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Tori Matsuzaka | Won | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Yōko Maki | Nominated | |
| 14th Osaka Cinema Festival | Best Film | The Blood of Wolves | Won |
| Best Director | Kazuya Shiraishi | Won | |
| Best Actor | Kōji Yakusho | Won | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Tori Matsuzaka | Won | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Junko Abe | Won | |
| 42nd Japan Academy Prize | Picture of the Year | The Blood of Wolves | Nominated |
| Best Director | Kazuya Shiraishi | Nominated | |
| Best Actor | Kōji Yakusho | Won | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Tori Matsuzaka | Won | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Yōko Maki | Nominated | |
| Best Screenplay | Jun'ya Ikegami | Nominated | |
| Best Music | Gorō Yasukawa | Nominated | |
| Best Cinematography | Takahiro Haibara | Nominated | |
| Best Lighting Direction | Minoru Kawai | Nominated | |
| Best Art Direction | Tsutomu Imamura | Won | |
| Best Sound Recording | Kazuharu Urata | Won | |
| Best Film Editing | Hitomi Katō | Nominated | |
| 13th Asian Film Awards | Best Actor | Kōji Yakusho | Won |
Sequel
edit- Last of the Wolves (2021)
See also
edit- Cops vs. Thugs (1975 film)
References
edit- ^ "The Blood of Wolves Box Office Mojo listing". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on September 15, 2024. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
- ^ "孤狼の血". eiga.com. Archived from the original on May 9, 2024. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
- ^ "'The Blood of Wolves': Old-school yakuza thrills are back". japantimes. 9 May 2018. Archived from the original on 4 April 2024. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
External links
edit- Official website (in Japanese)
- The Blood of Wolves at IMDb
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