Yakuza Graveyard (やくざの墓場　くちなしの花)

A 1976 Japanese Art Film

All characters, events, and entities portrayed are fictional

and do not reflect any real persons or entities.

Toei

Recently, income stabilization and

economic stagnation have threatened the financial security of many

organized crime families.

As a result many organizations are encroaching on rival territories.

Here at Police Headquarters, we are concerned

by the explosive tension building as Yamashiro,

the underworld giant, moves in

on the Nishida organization's

exclusive southern domain,

raiding its extensive gambling operations.

Thus, it is safe to say that we must maintain

vigilance. Even the smallest incidence has the potential,

to trigger an all-out war at any time.

Although it is our mission to prevent

such an eventuality at any cost,

both public opinion and our

need to maintain the trust of local police,

require that we meet this challenge, while maintaining self-discipline.

That's all from me.

Now the Chief of Detectives will fill you in.

Shuddup!

C'mere, asshole!

I watched it go into that hole!

But it's not there now.

Lemme talk to the god damn manager. Not you. The manager!

Quit yammering, you jerk!

Go take a nap and wise up!

Watch it...

You know, we're with the Nishida gang.

So fucking what!

Thought we weren't watching, huh?

Pachinko balls are small, but, they still make you a thief.

Oughta call the cops on you.

Don't fuck with us!

Apologize for stepping all over us!

Stepping over?

Yeah, this here's Nishida turf.

Let's talk it over at our office.

We'll let you off this once.

You better watch your step.

We're off.

YAKUZA GRAVEYARD

Cast

WATARI Tetsuya

KAJI Meiko

YABUKI Jiro MUROTA Hideo KAWATANI Takuzo

SUGAI Kin FUJIOKA Jukei YAGI Takako

NARITA Mikio ORIMOTO Junkichi

Special appearance OSHIMA Nagisa

SATO Kei KANEKO Nobuo FUJIOKA Takuya

UMEMIYA Tatsuo

Hey.

You're the punk we cornered.

That's a misdemeanour.

The fuck!

Gotta problem?

I'm on the job.

After you split, you racked up all sorts of points.

That's extortion, assault, larceny, bilking a shop,

property damage, public indecency.

Good for about 3 years, I'd say.

Run!

Stop!

I said stop!

Obstructing justice, I'll let that one go.

Come at me!

Fuckin' punk!

Shitface!

Ow... ow...

Get up. Can you walk?

You'd better come down to the station.

You got anything on you?

Look what we have here.

Slugs from a modified gun?

They're not mine...

Not yours? I found 'em in your pocket.

No back talk, you idiot!

These are slugs for a modified toy gun.

They found identical slugs on the scene of

the shooting, at the baseball stadium last night.

Where'd you hide the piece?

How do I know?

But you were at the stadium last night?

Not that I recall.

We already know all about your scalping business.

Which gang you up against?

Fuckin' idiots,

it's all over the papers.

Yamashiro's comin' after us.

Can't afford a paper on your salary?

Hey, Wakamoto.

This time around, even cops from headquarters are involved!

Think you're gonna get off with your regular bull, forget it!

Get your attention?

Now, now, now...

Just hold on.

Must be hungry. Eat up.

Don't hold back now.

When you're full, we'll have ourselves a talk, man-to-man.

What's wrong, man? Buck up.

They say yakuzas prove what they're made of after they've been cuffed.

Now, now, don't fret. Eat up and be a man.

Why don't you sit down and tell me everything.

Chief Akama's here.

Good work.

You from headquarters?

Name's Kuroiwa.

Quite a bonanza having headquarters involved like this.

You wouldn't believe the contempt these guys have for cops.

I've got some dirt on the Nishidas myself.

You can ask me anything.

Yes.

Hey!

Said you're Wakamoto?

Yes. Much obliged.

Not so fast, there.

Don't make this cop happy,

you're eatin' jail slop.

So, this is what the fuss is about...

These slugs are .38s.

Around here, modified guns are so flimsy they'll break,

so nobody goes bigger than a .22.

What's this punk doin' with a .38?

My point exactly.

Chief, this rotten cop said it's mine

and beat me up!

Look-a-here!

Figure out our little trick!

Act innocent as you want,

but to us cops, this is a piece of cake.

Better act nice.

We can send you up for life or death.

That OK by you?

You fuckin' cop!

Fine, take that!

Now, now, now, now...

Now, now, let's simmer down...

That's enough, Kuroiwa-san.

You had orders to gather information, that's it.

Leave the investigating to others.

Sir,

This is Kuroiwa's first case, since he was transferred here.

He's doing his best to distinguish himself.

No grandstanding!

The guy yesterday said you beat him up, too.

Chief Akama's here to be sure

you don't overdo it again.

No, no, no. That's not what l...

It's just that some reporters are wise to the violence in here.

Just wanted you to know I was the one

who let that punk go yesterday.

I've got my way of doing things.

I've walked this beat for years.

If you'd just let me...

None of your lip.

And quit cracking those knuckles!

That attitude of yours, made you shoot that guy.

When cops go after gangs,

we don't resort

to violence. We observe the law.

All you have to do is follow my orders to the letter.

Hey, your gun?

Where is it?

At General Affairs.

Fine.

If you're that worried, why don't you

transfer me somewhere, no guns, no violence.

Personnel's outside my jurisdiction.

Hey, Teramitsu-san.

Came to see the chief. In a meeting.

I'm Sanno's Chief, Akama.

Oh, you. Keepin' busy?

Thanks to you.

If you're in a rush, I'll take a message.

Just heard there's a personnel shuffle coming up top.

Hey, aren't you the cop who shot that guy,

Two years ago?

Yes, I'm Kuroiwa.

He was rotting away out in the boondocks, so we got him back.

This is Teramitsu-san, formerly...

Why don't you...

Hey!

Kuroiwa.

Nishida's boss has put together something by way of apology.

He's waiting for you to show up.

No apologies needed.

It'll be quick

Let me start with introductions.

This is Sugi, boss of the Nishida Family.

He's quite the operator.

And here's Matsunaga's wife. He's top dog

of the next generation.

She controls the Nishida Family purse strings.

And that's Ezaki, the young lieutenant.

His brother's next to him.

The rest are all youngsters.