The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf
1979 Japanese film
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The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf (Japanese: 蘇る金狼, Hepburn: Yomigaeru Kinrō) is a 1979 Japanese crime thriller film directed by Tōru Murakawa, based on a novel of the same name by Haruhiko Oyabu.[3] It stars Yūsaku Matsuda as a criminal who disguises himself as a salaryman, and Jun Fubuki as his girlfriend. The film was theatrically released by Toei Company on August 25, 1979, in Japan.[1]
| The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf | |
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| Directed by | Tōru Murakawa |
| Screenplay by | Hideichi Nagahara[1] |
| Based on | Yomigaeru Kinrō by Haruhiko Oyabu |
| Starring | Yūsaku Matsuda Jun Fubuki Sonny Chiba |
| Cinematography | Seizō Sengen |
| Edited by | Akira Suzuki |
| Distributed by | Toei Company[1] |
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Running time | 131 minutes[1] |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Box office | ¥1.042 billion (distributor rentals)[2] |
Plot
Tetsuya Asakura, a mild-mannered accountant works for an oil company by day and as a bank-robbing assassin by night. Hell-bent on bringing his corporation down, he finds he's not the only one as another criminal blackmails the top officials from the corporation. As loyalties are tested and double-crossed, Asakura soon finds himself in a deadly battle with the mafia.
Cast
- Yūsaku Matsuda as Tetsuya Asakura
- Jun Fubuki
- Kei Satō
- Koichi Iwaki
- Kyosuke Machida
- Asao Koike
- Mikio Narita
- Yutaka Nakajima
- Sonny Chiba as Mitsuhiko Sakurai
- Kimie Shingyoji as Eriko Shimizu
