The Dirty One (1995)

95 min · Japan · Dir. Rokurō Mochizuki

Based on the manga by Satosumi Takaguchi, adapted by Midori Kogane and Hidehiro Ito, and directed by Rokuro Mochizuki, this anti-hero story follows a fallen boxer turned extortionist. Takasu Goro, once forced out of boxing by a fixed match, now runs a front as a private detective while blackmailing targets ranging from students to yakuza bosses. Feared for his ruthless methods, he’s known as “the dirty one”. His intellectually disabled sister Keiko befriends a man named Osho at her favorite riverside spot. When a yakuza executive is killed, Goro tries to extort the boss for 100 million yen—triggering Keiko’s kidnapping.

Cast

Ryuji Harada

Goro Takasu

Tatsuo Yamada

Moriyama

Kyoko Muramatsu

Yoko

Eiji Okuda

Kaoru Higuchi

University Student

Show Aikawa

Wang Shungo

Yasukaze Motomiya

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