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The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf

The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf

19796.12h 11m

Overview

A seemingly run-of-the-mill corporate salaryman leads a double life as a vicious criminal by night. In a delicious scheme of payback, he seeks to dominate the corporation that employs him by day.

Directed by Tōru Murakawa
Written by Haruhiko Oyabu, Hideichi Nagahara
Produced by Ryoji Ito, Tatsuro Shigaki, Mitsuru Kurosawa
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Top Cast

Yūsaku Matsuda

Yūsaku Matsuda

Tetsuya Asakura

Jun Fubuki

Jun Fubuki

Kyoko Nagai

Mikio Narita

Mikio Narita

Koizumi

Asao Koike

Asao Koike

Kaneko

Kōjirō Kusanagi

Kōjirō Kusanagi

Takeshima

Shin Kishida

Shin Kishida

Ishii

Kei Satō

Kei Satō

Shimizu

Sonny Chiba

Sonny Chiba

Mitsuhiko Sakurai

Shinobu Yuki

Shinobu Yuki

Kimie Shingyoji

Kimie Shingyoji

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Themes & Keywords

blackmailheroinstolen cashoffice workersalaryman

About The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf

The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf is a action, crime film released in 1979 exploring themes of blackmail, heroin, stolen cash, office worker, salaryman. Directed by Tōru Murakawa, it stars Yūsaku Matsuda, Jun Fubuki, Mikio Narita. A seemingly run-of-the-mill corporate salaryman leads a double life as a vicious criminal by night. In a delicious scheme of payback, he seeks to dominate the corporation that employs him by day.

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