
Gonin(1995)
Five men plot to steal a large sum of money from the local yakuza, but everything does not go as planned and the men find themselves hunted down by contract killers.


Masaya Katō

Takeshi Kitano

Masahiro Takashima

Yuki Amami

Hiroki Matsukata

Kiichi Nakai
Zankyo is a action, thriller, drama, crime film released in 1999 exploring themes of yakuza. Directed by Ikuo Sekimoto, it stars Masaya Katō, Takeshi Kitano, Masahiro Takashima. The story of Iwaki, a young brawler who becomes a professional criminal when he joins a Yakuza clan.
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