Empire of Kids (1981)
Following a stint in reform school, Ryu (Shinsuke Shimada) returns to his home, the Minami area of Osaka, accompanied by his new friend Ko (Takeshi Masu). He's greeted by his friends, Chabo (Ryusuke Matsumoto) and Ken (Bang-ho Cho). They seek to forge their own path through a multitude of rival gangs in Kita and Minami, including the Hokushin Alliance, backed by the yakuza, the Hope Association, and various other minor factions, including Zainichi Korean groups. What follows is a wild, fast-paced story of violence, revenge, betrayal, and discrimination, that never loses its sense of humor.
Director:
Kazuyuki Izutsu
Writer:
Takuya Nishioka
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Shinsuke Shimada as Ryu |
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Ryusuke Matsumoto as Chabo |
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Bang-ho Cho as Ken |
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Yoshiaki Fujita as |
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Keisuke as |
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Makoto Kitano as |
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Takeshi Masu as |
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Kôji Naka as |
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Tokuko Watanabe as |
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Takashi Yamamoto as |
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Ren Osugi as |
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Jun Kunimura as Choi |
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Ryutaro Kamioka as Ono at Ryujin-Kai |
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Yumiko Morishita as Kazuko |
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Jun Ueno as Popai |
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Tokuko Watanabe as Madam of Misono |
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Itoshi Yumeji as Ryu's Father |
| Directing | Kazuyuki Izutsu | Director |
| Writing | Takuya Nishioka | Screenplay |
| Editing | Jun'ichi Kikuchi | Editor |
| Sound | Kosei Yamamoto | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Nobuo Hayashi | Producer |
| Production | Shiro Sasaki | Producer |
| Directing | Takuya Nishioka | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Itsuro Maki | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Kazuyuki Izutsu | Original Concept |
