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Summary

Yuki, the wife of a leading member of the Domoto family, must assume her husband’s role as a yakuza boss while he serves out a prison sentence. As she grows into her new role, she manages to assert control and increase the influence of her organization. But when her husband is released from prison, she finds him a changed man, lacking the character necessary to be a powerful yakuza leader. Conflict ensues and their marriage is challenged by a desire for power.

Details

Release Date: October 10, 1987

Runtime: 120 minutes

Genres: Crime, Drama

Rating: 7.7/10 (3 votes)


Yakuza Ladies series

  • Yakuza Ladies

    Yakuza Ladies

    While her husband is in prison doing time, Tamaki, the wife of a yakuza capo, runs her spouse’s gang with an iron hand. Meanwhile, Makoto, her younger sister, marries a member of a rival band after being raped by him. The two sisters, united by blood ties but married to enemy yakuzas, will ultimately have to decide whose side they’re on.

  • Yakuza Ladies 2

    Yakuza Ladies 2

    Yuki, the wife of a leading member of the Domoto family, must assume her husband’s role as a yakuza boss while he serves out a prison sentence. As she grows into her new role, she manages to assert control and increase the influence of her organization. But when her husband is released from prison, she finds him a changed man, lacking the character necessary to be a powerful yakuza leader. Conflict ensues and their marriage is challenged by a desire for power.

  • Yakuza Ladies 3

    Yakuza Ladies 3

    Upon the passing of the Sakanishi Clan’s boss, a fierce battle between his wife Hazuki and his disciple Terada breaks out. Will Hazuki be able to assume her husband’s position as the head of the established yakuza clan?

  • Yakuza Ladies: The Final Battle

    Yakuza Ladies: The Final Battle

    A Yakuza boss's wife and the widow of a rival crime syndicate's murdered leader bond over a common purpose: to seek vengeance.

  • Yakuza Ladies Revisited

    Yakuza Ladies Revisited

    The wife of a yakuza lieutenant tries to keep the peace when the clan's heir suddenly dies and a succession conflict threatens to break out.

  • Yakuza Ladies Revisited 2

    Yakuza Ladies Revisited 2

    Recently released from prison for a murder sentence, a yakuza boss's wife leaves Hong Kong for a fresh start, but a betrayal leads to her return.

  • Yakuza Ladies Revisited: Love is Hell

    Yakuza Ladies Revisited: Love is Hell

    The seventh movie of the series “Yakuza Ladies” focuses on a wife of a small Osaka family. She risks her life to protect her husband’s family and its members against much larger, more established organizations.

  • Yakuza Ladies: Blood Ties

    Yakuza Ladies: Blood Ties

    Turbulent life of Kiwa, the successor of the most prominent yakuza in Osaka, the Domoto Clan.

  • Yakuza Ladies: Dangerous Gamble

    Yakuza Ladies: Dangerous Gamble

    The wife of a recently deceased yakuza boss is caught in a conflict between the candidates for his succession and must protect her beloved daughter. 9th installment of the 16-film franchise.

  • Yakuza Ladies: Decision

    Yakuza Ladies: Decision

    Kasuga’s husband gets arrested for a murder of his beloved protégé. She and her family investigate and find out he was trapped by greedy Nagoshi, the boss of their rival yakuza family. She has to make a decision to revenge Nagoshi.

  • Yakuza Ladies: Burning Desire

    Yakuza Ladies: Burning Desire

    Tamaki's (Iwashita) husband is the head of the Idei clan, based in southern Osaka. As the film opens, punch-permed lieutenant Ginji (Riki Takeuchi) is killed while pumping iron. Following the hit, rumors and recriminations abound, slowly corroding the clan's cohesion. Ginji, it turns out, was mired in debt. After Ginji borrowed a small fortune to build a luxury resort, his bank went belly up and stopped financing the loan. Frantic for funds, he decided as a last resort to rat out his boss who had skimmed five-billion yen from the gang. Soon everyone assumes that Idei did the hit. Convinced that Idei is being framed, Tamaki sets out to find the real killer.


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Cast

  • Rino Katase

    Rino Katase

    Asami Enoki

  • Yukiyo Toake

    Yukiyo Toake

    Yuki Shigemune

  • Hiroaki Murakami

    Hiroaki Murakami

    Ryoji Kimoto

  • Tatsuo Endō

    Tatsuo Endō

    Hayanose

  • Natsuko Fuji

    Natsuko Fuji

    Etsuko Tsumura

  • Yutaka Nakajima

    Yutaka Nakajima

    Tomoko Kameda

  • Bang-ho Cho

    Bang-ho Cho

    Isao Tokunaga

  • Takuya Fujioka

    Takuya Fujioka

    Takaaki Shigemune

  • Noriko Hayami

    Noriko Hayami

    Rumi

  • Kazuya Kimura

    Kazuya Kimura

    Nobu

  • Mitsuko Kusabue

    Mitsuko Kusabue

    Matsuyo Hitobashi

  • Shigeru Kōyama

    Shigeru Kōyama

    Iwaki

  • Ken Mitsuishi

    Ken Mitsuishi

    Jiro

  • Riki Takeuchi

    Riki Takeuchi

  • Rikiya Yasuoka

    Rikiya Yasuoka

  • Hiroshi Nawa

    Hiroshi Nawa