Loose-cannon gangster Kawada rebels when his two-timing boss forms an alliance with a major crime syndicate

In Hokuriku Proxy War, loose-cannon gangster Kawada rebels when his two-timing boss forms an alliance with a major crime syndicate. The syndicate's main rivals see Kawada as their perfect proxy, but his furious temper quickly rubs them the wrong way, leaving Kawada to face overwhelming forces.

The final yakuza film from Kinji Fukasaku (Battle Royale) features some of the strongest women's roles in his career, plus a raucous central performance from Hiroki Matsukata (Cops vs Thugs) and support from the legendary Sonny Chiba (Street Fighter).

Bonus Materials

• High-Definition digital transfer
• Uncompressed mono PCM audio
• New interview with actress Yoko Takahashi (2024, 15 mins)
• New interview with screenwriter Koji Takada (2024, 19 mins)
• Yakuza film historian Akihiko Ito on the real-life Hokuriku Proxy War murder case (2024, 15 mins)
• Trailer
• Newly improved English subtitle translation

 

Cast & Crew

Actors:

•       Hiroki Matsukata
•       Yumiko Nogawa
•       Sonny Chiba
•       Mikio Narita
•       Kô Nishimura
•       Yôko Takahashi
•       Takeo Chii
•       Gorô Ibuki
•       Hajime Hana
•       Sanae Nakahara
•       Tatsuo Endô
•       Ichirô Nakatani
•       Seizô Fukumoto
•        Ryô Nishida
•       Junkichi Orimoto
•       Nenji Kobayashi
•       Jirô Yabuki
•       Harumi Sone

Director: Kinji Fukasaku

Additional Details

Label: Radiance

Genre: Action/Adventure

Language: Japanese

Run Time: 98 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 07/21/26

UPC: 760137215257