Film

Shabu

1996 · 2h 44m

IMDb

7.5

Makabe is a yakuza who is addicted to 'shabu' (a slang refers to stimulant drug). He lives as if he wants to destroy himself. He steals a mistress of the boss of a big yakuza syndicate by force. He takes over the yakuza group he belongs to, by killing the old boss. When he tries to use 'shabu' as the main financial resource of his group, it leads to the serious confrontation with another big yakuza syndicate.

Koji Yakusho

Ai Saotome

Shun Sugata

Akira Takahashi

Yasuko Haru

Yukio Yamanouchi

Eiji Minakata

Hitomi Shiraishi

Miyoko

Kumi Shiraishi

Aya

Hiroshi Fujita

Hirotaro Honda

Masayuki Watanabe

• Tatsuoki HosonoDirector
• Izuru NarushimaScreenplay
• Kazunari HashiguchiProducer
• Tetsuya IkedaExecutive Producer
• Hideo YamamotoDirector of Photography
• Hiroaki YabunakaOriginal Music Composer
• Osamu InoueEditor

Release date

May 28, 1996

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

2h 44m

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