The Northern Wolf
2002, Japanese. Directed by Shinichiro Nakata.
Hard-boiled action film starring Hitoshi Ozawa and Kentaro Shimizu
A fishing town on the verge of ruin. The Oikawa clan, which runs the local government, is at odds with the Sado Union and the Hoshikawa clan, who are plotting to take over the town. When a man named Kizaki arrives in the town, he finds the Oikawa clan leader and Shogo's sister, whom Kizaki had met, murdered in a war between the two groups, and Kizaki finds himself caught in the middle of the conflict.
- Runtime
- 1h 22m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 7 March 2002
- Original title
- 北の狼
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The Northern Wolf runs 82 minutes (1h 22m).
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The Northern Wolf isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 7 March 2002. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Northern Wolf?
The Northern Wolf (2002) was directed by Shinichiro Nakata and stars Hitoshi Ozawa, Yasukaze Motomiya, Kyosuke Yabe.