Film
Emperor of Evil
Japan- Director
- Banmei Takahashi
- Year
- 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.
Top cast
Tsuyoshi Ihara
Atsuhiko Naoe
Kippei Shiina
Shigenori Naoe
Satomi Murakami
Haruko Naoe
Hiroshi Miyasaka
Ryosuke Kuramoto
Eri Yu
Sayuri Yanagi
Hakuryu
Murai
Akira Okata
Kobayashi
Akira Otaka
Namihiko Ohmura
Chū Takatsuki
Masahiko Sakata
Shirō Shimomoto
Naoe father
Hiroshi Okochi
Eiichi Furui
Kyōji Haneda
Sakae Yamaura
Naoki Fujii
Kyoji Kamui
Directed by
Banmei Takahashi
Written by
Jun Takada, Banmei Takahashi
Produced by
Atsuyuki Shimoda, Yasuhiro Iwata