Showdown at Nagasaki

Showdown at Nagasaki

94 mins | Drama | Sept. 17, 1969

When Keiji Takama returns to Nagasaki, he finds many changes. The rights of the entertainment field that had been held by his family have been taken over by the Matsui Group, a new gangster setup. So he becomes head of the Takama Group to regain lost territory. With the cooperation of all the Bosses from Tokyo to Nagasaki, who had known his father, Keiji recovers the rights to put on shows at the City Hall. As he had feared, however, Matsui begins to interfere with his plans. Keiji's men are furious, but he knows better than to take up the cudgels with Matsui at this important time. Whatever Matsui does, Keiji goes one better. Frustrated and bitter, Matsui calls in the help of Koiwa, a killer. Now, having tried his best to oust Keiji but finding that he is made of sterner stuff than he had counted on, he decides to have Koiwa do away with him for good.

Showdown at Nagasaki

94 mins | Drama | Sept. 17, 1969

Showdown at Nagasaki
When Keiji Takama returns to Nagasaki, he finds many changes. The rights of the entertainment field that had been held by his family have been taken over by the Matsui Group, a new gangster setup. So he becomes head of the Takama Group to regain lost territory. With the cooperation of all the Bosses from Tokyo to Nagasaki, who had known his father, Keiji recovers the rights to put on shows at the City Hall. As he had feared, however, Matsui begins to interfere with his plans. Keiji's men are furious, but he knows better than to take up the cudgels with Matsui at this important time. Whatever Matsui does, Keiji goes one better. Frustrated and bitter, Matsui calls in the help of Koiwa, a killer. Now, having tried his best to oust Keiji but finding that he is made of sterner stuff than he had counted on, he decides to have Koiwa do away with him for good.
Producers Nikkatsu Corporation
Original title 昭和やくざ系図 長崎の顔
Directors Takashi Nomura
Writers Yukiya Nakamura, Kaneo Ikegami

Cast

Tetsuya Watari

as Keiji Takama

Hiroko Masuda

as Kayoko Saito

Yoshirô Aoki

as Kunimitsu Matsui

Junichi Takagi

as Masao Matsuda

Dick Mine

as Singer

Kanjūrō Arashi

as Shinkichi Hirata

Michitarō Mizushima

as Jusaku Saito

Noboru Andô

as Ryukichi Koiwa