Directed by:
Takeshi KitanoScreenplay:
Takeshi KitanoCinematography:
Katsumi YanagijimaComposer:
Keiichi SuzukiCast:
藤竜也, Ken Yasuda, Toru Shinagawa, Ben Hiura, 近藤正臣, Kenichi Yajima, Masanobu Katsumura, Takeshi Kitano, 清水富美加, 萬田久子, おかやまはじめ, 竹井亮介, 辰巳琢郎, 吉澤健, 込江海翔, Yoshi SakôPlots(1)
Prolific Japanese auteur/icon Takeshi Kitano's latest sees him switch beats from action back to comedy, with this droll farce about a group of elderly, retired Yakuza who reteam to take revenge on a younger rival gang after their leader Ryuzo (veteran star Tatsuya Fuji, In the Realm of the Senses) is duped by a phone scam. Though still legends in their own minds, these aging tough guys have to contend as much with their own physical and mental frailties as their adversaries' strength; indeed, as much time is spent boastfully comparing former glories – 'you can't take credit for those murders committed by your henchmen!' one grumbles – as current vendettas. (London Film Festival)
(more)Cast
![藤竜也](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/169/100/169100480_oyrm3z.jpg)
藤竜也
China
Best movies:
Revenge of the Pomegranate Tree Hill (2014)
Flavor of Happiness (2008)
Sea Monkey (2004)
![Ken Yasuda](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/854/160854342_192e86.jpg)
Ken Yasuda
Japan
Best movies:
Flying Colors (2015)
Dragon quest: Your story (2019)
Black Butler (2014)
![Toru Shinagawa](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/339/166339805_10e915.jpg)
Toru Shinagawa
Japan
Best movies:
The Sun (2005)
Close-Knit (2017)
Canary (2005)
![Ben Hiura](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/740/159740979_811593.jpg)
Ben Hiura
Japan
Best movies:
Ballad of Narayama (1983)
Fort Graveyard (1965)
Steel Edge of Revenge (1969)
近藤正臣
Japan
Best movies:
Last Samurai (1974)
The Fall of Ako Castle (1978)
Eleven Samurai (1966)
![Kenichi Yajima](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/453/167453135_4ne66j.jpg)
Kenichi Yajima
Japan
Best movies:
I Just Didn't Do It (2006)
Fireworks (1997)
Sonatine (1993)
![Masanobu Katsumura](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/401/166401341_b8fe92.jpg)
Masanobu Katsumura
Best movies:
Sonatine (1993)
From Me to You (2010)
Zen (2009)
![Takeshi Kitano](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269995_1f6f7b.jpg)
Takeshi Kitano
Japan
Best movies:
Kikujiro (1999)
Fireworks (1997)
The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi (2003)
![清水富美加](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/740/159740939_e8db96.jpg)
清水富美加
Japan
Best movies:
Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen (2015)
Hentai Kamen: Forbidden Superhero (2013)
HK2: The Abnormal Crisis (2016)
![萬田久子](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/883/160883794_fec6bb.jpg)
萬田久子
Japan
Best movies:
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)
Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen (2015)
Parasite Eve (1997)
![おかやまはじめ](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/559/167559380_4y64nu.jpg)
おかやまはじめ
Japan
Best movies:
After the Rain (1999)
Always - Sunset on Third Street (2005)
G@me (2003)
竹井亮介
Japan
Best movies:
Happy Flight (2008)
The Climbers High (2008)
Air Doll (2009)
![辰巳琢郎](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/284/161284332_66e3c0.jpg)
辰巳琢郎
Japan
Best movies:
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995)
Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen (2015)
![吉澤健](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/701/163701646_956cce.jpg)
吉澤健
Japan
Best movies:
Violent Cop (1989)
Orgasm of Angels (1972)
Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen (2015)
込江海翔
Japan
Best movies:
Close-Knit (2017)
Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen (2015)
![Yoshi Sakô](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/435/168435124_zo93eq.jpg)
Yoshi Sakô
Japan
Best movies:
Traces of Sin (2016)
The Land of Hope (2012)
Kingdom (2019)