Emperor of Evil (1994)
This film, directed by Banmei Takahashi, is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Atsushi Mizoguchi. It depicts the love-hate relationship between an older brother who tries to live an honest life and a younger brother who tries to return to the world of crime. Shigetoku, the younger brother who made a name for himself in the yakuza group "Toryu-kai" alongside his older brother Atsuhiko, is arrested after a conflict with a rival organization. Eight years later, Shigetoku returns to Atsuhiko, who has gone straight, but Shigetoku shows resentment towards Atsuhiko's lifestyle.
Director:
Banmei Takahashi
Writers:
Jun Takada, Banmei Takahashi.
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Tsuyoshi Ihara as Atsuhiko Naoe |
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Kippei Shiina as Shigenori Naoe |
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Satomi Murakami as Haruko Naoe |
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Hiroshi Miyasaka as Ryosuke Kuramoto |
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Eri Yu as Sayuri Yanagi |
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Hakuryu as Murai |
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Akira Okata as Kobayashi |
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Akira Otaka as |
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Namihiko Ohmura as |
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Chū Takatsuki as |
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Masahiko Sakata as |
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Shirō Shimomoto as Naoe father |
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Hiroshi Okochi as |
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Eiichi Furui as |
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Kyōji Haneda as |
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Sakae Yamaura as |
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Naoki Fujii as |
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Kyoji Kamui as |
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Shigeru Harihara as |
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Takeru Shimizu as |
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Kenji Anan as |
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Keiichi Ishiyama as |
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Toyonori Murazoe as |
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Haruki Jo as |
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Minoru Maebara as |
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Takahito Hosoyamada as |
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Mami Kawabe as |
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Noriko Hayami as Naoe mother |
| Directing | Banmei Takahashi | Director |
| Production | Hirohiko Sueyoshi | Executive Producer |
| Production | Satoshi Kamino | Executive Producer |
| Production | Atsuyuki Shimoda | Producer |
| Production | Yasuhiro Iwata | Producer |
| Writing | Atsushi Mizoguchi | Original Story |
| Writing | Jun Takada | Screenplay |
| Writing | Banmei Takahashi | Screenplay |
| Camera | Yuichi Nagata | Director of Photography |
| Art | Hirokazu Kanakatsu | Art Direction |
| Editing | Hani Mituhashi | Editor |
| Sound | Torsten Rasch | Music |
| Directing | Yoshiki Hayakawa | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Takahide Shibanushi | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Kazunari Aoki | Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Kiyoshi Izumida | Assistant Gaffer |
| Lighting | Kosuke Suzuki | Assistant Gaffer |
| Lighting | Tatsuya Osada | Gaffer |
| Art | Yukihisa Satosu | Decorator |
| Art | Izumi Shiromaru | Decorator |
| Art | Norifumi Ataka | Decorator |
| Editing | Nobuko Tomita | Editor |
| Directing | Hideko Kojima | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Shin Fukuda | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Yukio Inoue | Sound Assistant |
| Sound | Noriyoshi Yoshida | Sound Assistant |
| Sound | Tomoaki Fukushima | Sound Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Masako Ishigaki | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Masayo Ishikawa | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hiroshi Furuto | Lead Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | 大木富士子 | Costumer |
| Art | Yukitomo Tochino | Gun Wrangler |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yûichi Matsui | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Editing | Shunichi Ogura | Color Timer |
| Camera | Shigeru Shioya | Still Photographer |
| Directing | Tatsuya Yoshimura | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Junya Ikegami | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Yôhei Nagao | Assistant Director |
| Production | Hijiri Taguchi | Production Manager |
| Production | Takashi Hamaoka | Production Assistant |
| Production | Kimio Hara | Production Assistant |
| Production | Naohisa Oki | Production Assistant |
| Production | Kenichi Kamata | Producer |