True Account: The Higashi-gumi Conflict — The Smile of Enma

True Account: The Higashi-gumi Conflict — The Smile of Enma (2004)

An action drama that depicts the history of the fierce gang conflicts of the Higashi-gumi—renowned nationwide as an ultra–combat-oriented syndicate—brought to life with a star-studded cast including Hakuryu and Hideo Nakano. In the brutal battleground of Osaka, the Higashi-gumi managed to remain independent and avoid submission to any larger syndicate. Their survival was owed entirely to the overwhelming charisma of the boss and his younger brother. Set in Nishinari—known as the “Mecca of Osaka’s yakuza”—this true-crime yakuza epic portrays the rise of the ultra-combat-oriented Higashi-gumi, a syndicate that maintained its independence without ever bowing to any major organization. With overwhelming charisma, the Higashi-gumi boss, Higashi Kiyoshi, and his younger brother Isamu carve out their own dominant presence in Osaka through their extreme, unapologetic brutality.

Director: Hiroyuki Tsuji

Casts

	Hitoshi Ozawa as
	Hakuryu as
	Koujiro Shimizu as
	Hideo Nakano as
	Yasukaze Motomiya as
	Kazuyoshi Ozawa as
	Ryuji Harada as
	Susumu Terajima as
	Takagi Junya as
	Rikiya Yasuoka as
	Masataka Naruse as
	Harumi Sone as

Crew