A Family

A Family

2021 · 136 min · JA · R · 7.3 (78 votes)
Dir. Michihito Fujii · Starring Go Ayano, Hiroshi Tachi, Machiko Ono, Yukiya Kitamura, Hayato Ichihara, Hayato Isomura

I didn't have a father or a mother, but I had a family.

CrimeDrama

Taken in by the yakuza at a young age, Kenji swears allegiance to his old-school boss, pledging to adhere to the family code amid ever-changing times.

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A somber, gritty dive into the fading world of yakuza. It's a tense, melancholic look at loyalty tested by societal change and the inevitable march of time. Feels like a slow, inevitable descent.

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