Film

Emperor of Evil

1994 · 1h 25m · Crime · Drama

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.

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

• Banmei TakahashiDirector · Screenplay
• Jun TakadaScreenplay
• Atsuyuki ShimodaProducer
• Yasuhiro IwataProducer
• Kenichi KamataProducer
• Hirohiko SueyoshiExecutive Producer
• Satoshi KaminoExecutive Producer
• Yuichi NagataDirector of Photography
• Hani MituhashiEditor
• Nobuko TomitaEditor

Release date

December 3, 1994

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

1h 25m

Genres

Crime, Drama