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- Movie: The Yakuza Wives / Wives of the Yakuza
- Romaji: Gokudo no onna-tachi
- Japanese: 極道の妻（おんな）たち
- Director: Hideo Gosha
- Writer: Shoko Ieda, Koji Takada
- Producer: Goro Kusakabe
- Cinematographer: Fujio Morita
- Release Date: November 15, 1986
- Runtime: 120 min
- Studio: Toei
- Distributor: Toei
- Language: Japanese
- Country: Japan
Plot
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.
Notes
- Based on a weekly magazine expose written by Japanese journalist Shoko Ieda, who spent nearly a year interviewing many real life Yazkua wives.
- Related films:
- The Yakuza Wives (1986)
- Gokudo no onna-tachi: Akai kizuna (1995)
- Gokudo no onna-tachi: Kejime (1998)
- Yakuza Wives: Burning Desire (2005)
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