Gambling Code and Feuds
It is the first Toei yakuza film directed by Akinori Matsuo, who was active in Nikkatsu action movies. It is a local yakuza movie made following Okinawa Yakuza War (1976) and Hokuriku Proxy War (1977). The film depicts the war between a storied yakuza killer (Hiroki Matsukata) and the largest organized crime group in the Kansai region, which plans to advance into the Kanto region.
Hiroki Matsukataas Denkichi UminoJoe Shishidoas Katsuya SekikawaAtsuo Nakamuraas Ginzô KataharaHiroyuki Nagatoas Fusajirô KonnoRumi Matsumotoas Setsuko UminoKenichi SakuragiAsao Koikeas Yoshimatsu SasamotoHiroshi KondōKunio NaitoMasaru Shigaas Kazuo WakamatsuSaburo DateAki Takejoas HarumiHanako Tokachias Tomiko KonnoRyō Nishida