Last of the Wolves (Japanese: 孤狼の血 LEVEL2, Hepburn: Korō no Chi Level 2) is a 2021 Japanese crime yakuza thriller film directed by Kazuya Shiraishi, starring Tori Matsuzaka and Ryohei Suzuki.[2] It is a sequel to the 2018 film The Blood of Wolves.[3]
| Last of the Wolves | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Japanese name | |
| Kanji | 孤狼の血 LEVEL2 |
| Directed by | Kazuya Shiraishi[1] |
| Screenplay by | Jun'ya Ikegami |
| Based on | Korō no Chi by Yūko Yuzuki |
| Produced by | Kazuto Amano |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Kōhei Katō |
| Edited by | Hitomi Katō |
| Music by | Gorō Yasukawa |
| Distributed by | Toei |
Release date |
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Running time | 139 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Premise
editIn the early 1990s, a young detective Shūichi Hioka controls the yakuza in Hiroshima, but the situation completely changes when Shigehiro Uebayashi is released from prison.
Cast
edit- Tori Matsuzaka as Shūichi Hioka
- Ryohei Suzuki as Shigehiro Uebayashi
- Nijirō Murakami as Kōta "Chinta" Chikada
- Nanase Nishino as Mao Chikada
- Takuma Oto'o as Shigeru Yoshida
- Taichi Saotome as Masaru Hanada
- Kiyohiko Shibukawa as Yukio Amagi
- Katsuya Maiguma as Masatoshi Saeki
- Miwako Kakei as Chiaki Kanbara
- Sho Aoyagi as Ken'ichi Kanbara
- Kenichi Yajima as Keiji Tomotake
- Hiroki Miyake as Satoru Nakagami
- Yoshiko Miyazaki as Yuriko Seshima
- Ryuji Sainei as Kikuchi
- Ryūji Bando[4]
- Yumiko Udo
- Rairu Sugita
- Issei Okihara as Arihara
- Urara Anryū as Kakutani's wife
- Motohiro Oguri as Tokura
- Takumi Saitoh as Yūma Tachibana
- Nakamura Baijaku II as Takayuki Seshima
- Kenichi Takitō as Daisuke Saga
- Susumu Terajima as Yōji Kakutani
- Takashi Ukaji as Akira Mizoguchi
- Rino Katase as Tamaki Irako
- Nakamura Shidō II as Takafumi Kōsaka
- Kōtarō Yoshida as Yōzō Watafune
Accolades
edit| Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46th Hochi Film Awards | Best Picture | Last of the Wolves | Nominated |
| Best Director | Kazuya Shiraishi | Nominated | |
| Best Actor | Tori Matsuzaka | Nominated | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Ryohei Suzuki | Won | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Nanase Nishino | Nominated | |
| 34th Nikkan Sports Film Awards | Best Film | Last of the Wolves | Nominated |
| Best Actor | Tori Matsuzaka | Nominated | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Ryohei Suzuki | Won | |
| 43rd Yokohama Film Festival | Best Actor | Tori Matsuzaka | Won |
| Best Supporting Actor | Ryohei Suzuki | Won | |
| 76th Mainichi Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Ryohei Suzuki | Nominated |
| Nijiro Murakami | Nominated | ||
| Best Art Direction | Tsutomu Imamura | Nominated | |
| Best Sound Recording | Kazuharu Urata | Won | |
| 95th Kinema Junpo Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Ryohei Suzuki | Won |
| 17th Osaka Cinema Festival | Best Supporting Actor | Ryohei Suzuki | Won |
| 64th Blue Ribbon Awards | Best Film | Last of the Wolves | Won |
| Best Director | Kazuya Shiraishi | Nominated | |
| Best Actor | Tori Matsuzaka | Nominated | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Ryohei Suzuki | Nominated | |
| 45th Japan Academy Film Prize | Picture of the Year | Last of the Wolves | Nominated |
| Best Director | Kazuya Shiraishi | Nominated | |
| Best Actor | Tori Matsuzaka | Nominated | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Ryohei Suzuki | Won | |
| Nijiro Murakami | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actress | Nanase Nishino | Nominated | |
| Best Screenplay | Jun'ya Ikegami | Nominated | |
| Best Music | Gorō Yasukawa | Nominated | |
| Best Cinematography | Kohei Kato | Nominated | |
| Best Lighting Direction | Minoru Kawai | Nominated | |
| Best Art Direction | Tsutomu Imamura | Nominated | |
| Best Sound Recording | Kazuharu Urata | Nominated | |
| Best Film Editing | Hitomi Katō | Nominated | |
| Newcomer of the Year | Nanase Nishino | Won | |
| 31st Japan Movie Critics Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Ryohei Suzuki | Won |
| 75th MPTE- Imaging Technology Awards | Best Cinematography | Kohei Kato | Won |
| Best Lighting Direction | Minoru Kawai | Won |
References
edit- ^ "孤狼の血 LEVEL2". eiga.com. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
- ^ "Last of the Wolves (2021)". Films Adviser. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
- ^ "LAST OF THE WOLVES". Far East Film Festival. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
- ^ "元サッカー日本代表・播戸竜二『孤狼の血2』で俳優デビュー "賭場"で真剣勝負". Crank-in!. 18 May 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
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