Men of the Underworld
2015, Japanese. Directed by Hitoshi Ozawa.
1st in a 6-film series. The W.R.C. is the largest yakuza-run conglomerate in Japan, and a war for succession begins when the current Chairman suffers a fatal traffic "accident". Tadano (Namioka Kazuki), the secretary to the current Vice-Chair Konno (Noguchi Masahiro), is the only survivor and is haunted by flashbacks. His brother-in-arms, Board Director Umehara (Ozawa Hitoshi), a fellow Zainichi Korean, is in competition with the ruthless Director Tamura (Sugata Shun) for the top spot. The feud is goaded by the secret placement of spies within the WRC by the Tokyo Police's "Unit Zero", spearheaded by the sly Inspector Sano (Shinsui Sanshou), and cracks begin to form in the organization and between brothers ...
- Runtime
- 1h 11m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- Japanese
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裏社会の男たち
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- Released
- 1 January 2015
- Original title
- 裏社会の男たち
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Hitoshi Ozawa
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Men of the Underworld: quick answers
What comes after Men of the Underworld?
Next in the series: Men of the Underworld: Chapter 2 (2015), Men of the Underworld: Chapter 3 (2016), and Men of the Underworld: Chapter 4 (2016).
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Men of the Underworld runs 71 minutes (1h 11m).
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Men of the Underworld isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 2015. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like Men of the Underworld?
If you liked Men of the Underworld, try Gladiator Underground, Absolution, Knuckle Girl.
Who directed Men of the Underworld?
Men of the Underworld (2015) was directed by Hitoshi Ozawa and stars Hitoshi Ozawa, Kazuki Namioka, Hideo Nakano.