- HD 1080
- Runtime: 98m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: ja
- Country: Japan
- Director: Kinji Fukasaku
- Stars: Hiroki Matsukata, Yumiko Nogawa, Sonny Chiba, Mikio Narita, Kō Nishimura
- keywords: japan, yakuza, hokuriku, 极道, 黑帮
- Production_studio: Toei Company
- The Hokuriku Proxy War is featured in the top rankings of 1977
- #15 in Top Comedy Movies of 1977
- #48 in Top Drama Movies of 1977
- #13 in Top Action Movies of 1977
- #11 in Top Crime Movies of 1977
In the setting of the Hokuriku region, where the snow and cold winds rage, for the first time in true-life yakuza film history, director Kinji Fukasaku shows battles among yakuza who value land over tradition. Hiroki Matsukata stars as Noboru Kawada, a Hokuriku yakuza who will use any measure for survival, disregarding parents, brothers, and tradition.