Shabu (1996)
Makabe is a yakuza who is addicted to 'shabu' (a slang refers to stimulant drug). He lives as if he wants to destroy himself. He steals a mistress of the boss of a big yakuza syndicate by force. He takes over the yakuza group he belongs to, by killing the old boss. When he tries to use 'shabu' as the main financial resource of his group, it leads to the serious confrontation with another big yakuza syndicate.
Director:
Tatsuoki Hosono
Writer:
Izuru Narushima
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Koji Yakusho as |
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Ai Saotome as |
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Shun Sugata as |
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Akira Takahashi as |
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Yasuko Haru as |
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Yukio Yamanouchi as |
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Eiji Minakata as |
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Hitomi Shiraishi as Miyoko |
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Kumi Shiraishi as Aya |
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Hiroshi Fujita as |
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Hirotaro Honda as |
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Masayuki Watanabe as |
| Directing | Tatsuoki Hosono | Director |
| Writing | Izuru Narushima | Screenplay |
| Production | Tetsuya Ikeda | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Hideo Yamamoto | Director of Photography |
| Production | Kazunari Hashiguchi | Producer |
| Sound | Hiroaki Yabunaka | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Osamu Inoue | Editor |
| Art | Hirohide Shibata | Art Direction |
| Production | Tamio Kanda | Associate Producer |
| Production | Toshiki Kimura | Line Producer |
| Writing | Yukio Yamanouchi | Original Story |
| Sound | Tamotsu Kawada | Sound Recordist |