is a 2021 Japanese crime and yakuza film. It is a sequel to the 2018 film '' The Blood of Wolves''.

Premise

In the early 1990s, a young detective Shūichi Hioka controls the yakuza in

Hiroshima is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 1,199,391. The gross domestic product (GDP) in Greater Hiroshima, Hiroshima Urban Employment Area, was US$61.3 billion as of 2010. Kazumi Matsui h ...

, but the situation completely changes when Shigehiro Uebayashi is released from prison.

Cast

* Tori Matsuzaka as Shūichi Hioka *

Ryohei Suzuki is a Japanese actor who is represented by the talent agency Horipro. Early life He graduated from Tokyo University of Foreign Studies with a Bachelor's degree in English Studies in March 2006. When he was a student, he worked part-time in NHK. ...

as Shigehiro Uebayashi *

Nijirō Murakami is a Japanese actor. He is best known for his role as Kaito in the 2014 romance film ''Still the Water'', which was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival. Murakami's role as an undercover in ''Last of the Wol ...

as Kōta "Chinta" Chikada * Nanase Nishino as Mao Chikada *Takuma Oto'o as Shigeru Yoshida * Taichi Saotome as Masaru Hanada * Kiyohiko Shibukawa as Yukio Amagi *Katsuya Maiguma as Masatoshi Saeki * Miwako Kakei as Chiaki Kanbara *

Sho Aoyagi is a Japanese actor who is represented by the talent agency, LDH. He is a member of Gekidan Exile. Life and career In 2006, Aoyagi participated in ''Vocal Battle Audition''. He was defeated in the secondary examination and was later invited to t ...

as Ken'ichi Kanbara *

Kenichi Yajima is a Japanese actor. Career Graduating from Meiji Gakuin University, Yajima debuted as an actor in 1981. A frequent player in the films of Masato Harada, Yajima often plays yakuza , also known as , are members of transnational organize ...

as Keiji Tomotake *Hiroki Miyake as Satoru Nakagami *Yoshiko Miyazaki as Yuriko Seshima *

Ryuji Sainei , born on October 8, 1981, in Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan) is a Japanese actor, best known for his role as Banban "Ban" Akaza/Deka Red in the 2004 Super Sentai series ''Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger''. He is currently a freelance actor but ...

as Kikuchi *

Ryūji Bando is a former Japanese football player. Club career Bando was born in Himeji on August 2, 1979. After graduating from high school, he joined J1 League club Gamba Osaka in 1998. He played many matches as substitute forward. He was transferred to J2 ...

Yumiko Udo is a Japanese journalist, television reporter, television personality, and former NHK Announcer. Early years Udo was born in Ijūin Town (now Hioki City), Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. At an early age she moved to Osaka, where she grew up. Fai ...

*Rairu Sugita *Issei Okihara as Arihara *Urara Anryū as Kakutani's wife *Motohiro Oguri as Tokura *

Takumi Saitoh is a Japanese actor and filmmaker. He directs films under his birthname, , spelled differently in Kanji but pronounced the same. Early life and work Saitoh was born on August 22, 1981, in Minato, Tokyo. Saitoh's father worked in the film in ...

as Yūma Tachibana * Nakamura Baijaku II as Takayuki Seshima *

Kenichi Takitō is a Japanese actor. Career Takitō belonged to Tatsuya Nakadai's acting academy and theater troupe Mumeijuku from 1998 to 2007. Filmography Films *'' Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.'' (2003) *''Climber's High'' (2009) – Shusaku Kanzawa *'' Fish St ...

as Daisuke Saga *

Susumu Terajima is a Japanese actor. Though he has played a wide range of characters, he is perhaps best known for his portrayal of ''yakuza'' figures, most notably in the films of Takeshi Kitano. Terajima made his acting debut in 1986's ''A Homansu''. He ...

as Yōji Kakutani *

Takashi Ukaji is a Japanese actor. Early life Born in Tokyo, but raised in Hiroshima Prefecture, Ukaji was the leader of one of Japan's largest bosozoku groups before becoming an actor. His mother is Shizue Ukaji, a prominent Ainu poet and artist. Career ...

as Akira Mizoguchi *

Rino Katase is a Japanese actress. She won the Award for Best Supporting Actress at the 11th Japan Academy Prize for '' Gokudō no Onnatachi 2'' and '' Yoshiwara Enjō''. Filmography Film * '' Gokudō no Onnatachi'' film series (1986–1999) * ''Yoshiwar ...

as Tamaki Irako * Nakamura Shidō II as Takafumi Kōsaka * Kōtarō Yoshida as Yōzō Watafune

Awards

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Nikkan Sports Film Award The are film-specific prizes awarded solely by the ''Nikkan Sports''. Categories *Nikkan Sports Film Award for Best Film, Best Film *Nikkan Sports Film Award for Best Foreign Film, Best Foreign Film *Nikkan Sports Film Award for Best Director ...

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, Tori Matsuzaka , , - , Best Supporting Actor , Ryohei Suzuki , , - , rowspan="2",

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, Best Actor , Tori Matsuzaka , , - , Best Supporting Actor , Ryohei Suzuki , , - , rowspan="4", 76th Mainichi Film Awards , rowspan="2", Best Supporting Actor , Ryohei Suzuki , , - , Nijiro Murakami , , - ,

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, Tsutomu Imamura , , - , Best Sound Recording , Kazuharu Urata , , - , 95th

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, Best Supporting Actor , Ryohei Suzuki , , - , 17th Osaka Cinema Festival , Best Supporting Actor , Ryohei Suzuki , , - , rowspan="4", 64th Blue Ribbon Awards , Best Film , ''Last of the Wolves'' , , - ,

Best Director Best Director is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organizations, festivals, and people's awards. It may refer to: Film awards * AACTA Award for Best Direction * Academy Award for Best Director * BA ...

, Kazuya Shiraishi , , - ,

, Tori Matsuzaka , , - , Best Supporting Actor , Ryohei Suzuki , , - , rowspan="14",

45th Japan Academy Film Prize The is the 45th edition of the Japan Academy Film Prize, an award presented by the Nippon Academy-Sho Association to award excellence in filmmaking Filmmaking (film production) is the process by which a motion picture is produced. Filmmakin ...

, Picture of the Year , ''Last of the Wolves'' , , - ,

, Kazuya Shiraishi , , - ,

, Tori Matsuzaka , , - , rowspan="2" , Best Supporting Actor , Ryohei Suzuki , , - , Nijiro Murakami , , - , Best Supporting Actress , Nanase Nishino , , - , Best Screenplay , Jun'ya Ikegami , , - , Best Music , Gorō Yasukawa , , - , Best Cinematography , Kohei Kato , , - , Best Lighting Direction , Minoru Kawai , , - , Best Art Direction , Tsutomu Imamura , , - , Best Sound Recording , Kazuharu Urata , , - , Best Film Editing , Hitomi Katō , , - , Newcomer of the Year , Nanase Nishino , , - , 31st Japan Movie Critics Awards , Best Supporting Actor , Ryohei Suzuki , , - , rowspan="2" , 75th MPTE- Imaging Technology Awards , Best Cinematography , Kohei Kato , , - , Best Lighting Direction , Minoru Kawai ,

References

External links

* 2021 crime films 2021 drama films 2021 crime drama films 2020s Japanese films 2020s Japanese-language films Films based on Japanese novels Films directed by Kazuya Shiraishi Films set in the 1990s Japanese crime drama films Toei Company films Yakuza films {{Japan-film-stub