The Boss
1965, Japanese. Directed by Teruo Ishii.
Teruo Ishii portrays the bitter conflict over the right to develop land in a gripping and humorous way. Nakagami, the head of the Kanto Joseikai, is ordered to acquire the rights to work to level the reclaimed land and prevent the Doshikai from expanding from Kansai into Tokyo, but the interference of the Koda-gumi, associated with the Kansai Doshikai, intensifies. Nakagami's younger brother Hayami, unhappy that the situation is moving slowly, tries to blackmail the mayor into moving forward, but... A true Toei gangster film with an all-star cast including Koji Tsuruta and Ken Takakura!
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 3 January 1965
- Original title
- 顔役
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Kinji Fukasaku, Teruo Ishii, Kazuo Kasahara
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The Boss runs 91 minutes (1h 31m).
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The Boss isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 3 January 1965. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Boss?
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Who directed The Boss?
The Boss (1965) was directed by Teruo Ishii and stars Ken Takakura, Koji Tsuruta, Yoshiko Sakuma.