The Blood of Wolves

• Movie: The Blood of Wolves (English title)
• Romaji: Korou no Chi
• Japanese: 孤狼の血
• Director: Kazuya Shiraishi
• Writer: Yuko Yuzuki (novel)
• Producer:
• Cinematographer:
• Release Date: May 12, 2018
• Runtime:
• Distributor: Toei
• Language: Japanese
• Country: Japan

Plot

Set in 1988 in Hiroshima, Japan, prior to the enactment of the anti-organized crime law.

A rumor exists that Detective Shogo Ogami (Koji Yakusho) has ties with the yakuza. He is partnered with Detective Shuichi Hioka (Tori Matsuzaka) and they investigate a missing person case involving a financial company employee. Conflicts between opposing yakuza groups become more serious.

Notes

1. Based on the novel "Korou no Chi" by Yuko Yuzuki (published August, 2015 by Kadokawa Shoten).
2. Filming begins mid-April, 2017 in Hiroshima, Japan.

Cast

• Koji Yakusho - Shogo Ogami
• Tori Matsuzaka - Shuichi Hioka
• Yoko Maki - Rikako Takagi
• Yutaka Takenouchi - Kosuke Nozaki
• Renji Ishibashi - Shohei Ikago
• Yosuke Eguchi - Moritaka Ichinose
• Tomorowo Taguchi - Hideo Doi
• Kenichi Takito - inspector
• Taro Suruga
• Tomoya Nakamura - Kyoji Nagakawa
• Shido Nakamura - Takafumi Takasaka
• Kenichi Yajima
• Pierre Taki - Ginji Takii