
A Family(2021)
Taken in by the yakuza at a young age, Kenji swears allegiance to his old-school boss, pledging to adhere to the family code amid ever-changing times.



Tsunehiko Watase
Yuji Kihara

Eiji Okuda
Toshio Shima

Hiroyuki Watanabe
Tetsuya Shida

Guts Ishimatsu
Mutsuo Kuwabara

Naoya Makoto
Satoru Kawahira

Keiko Masuda
Mika

Na Young-hee
Jesus is My Boss is a crime, drama film released in 2001 exploring themes of christianity, yakuza. Directed by Kōichi Saitō, it stars Tsunehiko Watase, Eiji Okuda, Hiroyuki Watanabe. A warring Yakuza awakens to Christianity and becomes an evangelist. The film is modelled on the real-life "Mission Barabbas," a Christian evangelistic group of ex-Yakuza.
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