The Dirty One (1995)
Based on the manga by Satosumi Takaguchi, adapted by Midori Kogane and Hidehiro Ito, and directed by Rokuro Mochizuki, this anti-hero story follows a fallen boxer turned extortionist. Takasu Goro, once forced out of boxing by a fixed match, now runs a front as a private detective while blackmailing targets ranging from students to yakuza bosses. Feared for his ruthless methods, he’s known as “the dirty one”. His intellectually disabled sister Keiko befriends a man named Osho at her favorite riverside spot. When a yakuza executive is killed, Goro tries to extort the boss for 100 million yen—triggering Keiko’s kidnapping.
Director:
Rokurō Mochizuki
Writer:
Kota Yamada
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Ryuji Harada as |
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Tatsuo Yamada as |
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Kyoko Muramatsu as |
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Eiji Okuda as |
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Kaoru Higuchi as |
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Show Aikawa as |
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Yasukaze Motomiya as |
| Directing | Rokurō Mochizuki | Director |
| Writing | Hidehiro Ito | Writer |
| Writing | Satosumi Takaguchi | Comic Book |
| Camera | Hirokazu Ishii | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Toshirô Matsutake | Editor |
| Writing | Kota Yamada | Screenplay |
