The Blood of Wolves (Japanese: 孤狼の血, Hepburn: Korō no Chi) is a 2018 Japanese crime yakuza film directed by Kazuya Shiraishi, starring Koji Yakusho and Tori Matsuzaka.[2][3] The 2021 film Last of The Wolves was released as a sequel to this film.

The Blood of Wolves
Film poster
Japanese name
Kanji孤狼の血
Directed byKazuya Shiraishi
Screenplay byJun'ya Ikegami
Based onKorō no Chi
by Yūko Yuzuki
Produced byKazuto Amano
Starring
Narrated byIssei Futamata
Edited byHitomi Katō
Music byGorō Yasukawa
Distributed byToei
Release date
  • May 12, 2018 (2018-05-12)
Running time
126 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Box office$5,908,700[1]

Premise

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1988, Hiroshima, Japan. Shūichi Hioka (Tori Matsuzaka) gets assigned to the second investigative unit under Shōgo Ōgami (Kōji Yakusho), a detective rumored to have mob ties, and he is put in charge of the missing person case for an employee at a yakuza-affiliated finance company. Hioka confronts ruthless gang thugs while harboring doubts about the law-breaking Ogami.

Cast

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East Kurehara Police
Hiroshima Prefectural Police
Odani-gumi
Irako-kai
Kakomura-gumi
Takii-gumi
Aki Shimbun
Others

Accolades

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Award Category Nominee Result
43rd Hochi Film Awards Best Picture The Blood of Wolves Won
Best Director Kazuya Shiraishi Nominated
Best Actor Kōji Yakusho Won
Best Supporting Actor Tori Matsuzaka Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Yōko Maki Nominated
31st Nikkan Sports Film Awards Best Film The Blood of Wolves Nominated
Yūjirō Ishihara Award Nominated
Best Director Kazuya Shiraishi Won
Best Actor Kōji Yakusho Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Yōko Maki Nominated
40th Yokohama Film Festival Best Actor Kōji Yakusho Won
Best Supporting Actor Tori Matsuzaka Won
73rd Mainichi Film Awards Best Film The Blood of Wolves Nominated
Best Director Kazuya Shiraishi Nominated
Best Actor Kōji Yakusho Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Tori Matsuzaka Nominated
Best Sound Recording Kazuharu Urata Nominated
92nd Kinema Junpo Awards Best Supporting Actor Tori Matsuzaka Won
61st Blue Ribbon Awards Best Film The Blood of Wolves Nominated
Best Director Kazuya Shiraishi Won
Best Actor Kōji Yakusho Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Tori Matsuzaka Won
28th Tokyo Sports Film Award Best Film The Blood of Wolves Nominated
Best Director Kazuya Shiraishi Nominated
Best Actor Kōji Yakusho Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Tori Matsuzaka Won
Best Supporting Actress Yōko Maki Nominated
14th Osaka Cinema Festival Best Film The Blood of Wolves Won
Best Director Kazuya Shiraishi Won
Best Actor Kōji Yakusho Won
Best Supporting Actor Tori Matsuzaka Won
Best Supporting Actress Junko Abe Won
42nd Japan Academy Prize Picture of the Year The Blood of Wolves Nominated
Best Director Kazuya Shiraishi Nominated
Best Actor Kōji Yakusho Won
Best Supporting Actor Tori Matsuzaka Won
Best Supporting Actress Yōko Maki Nominated
Best Screenplay Jun'ya Ikegami Nominated
Best Music Gorō Yasukawa Nominated
Best Cinematography Takahiro Haibara Nominated
Best Lighting Direction Minoru Kawai Nominated
Best Art Direction Tsutomu Imamura Won
Best Sound Recording Kazuharu Urata Won
Best Film Editing Hitomi Katō Nominated
13th Asian Film Awards Best Actor Kōji Yakusho Won

Sequel

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The Blood of Wolves Box Office Mojo listing". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on September 15, 2024. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
  2. ^ "孤狼の血". eiga.com. Archived from the original on May 9, 2024. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  3. ^ "'The Blood of Wolves': Old-school yakuza thrills are back". japantimes. 9 May 2018. Archived from the original on 4 April 2024. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
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