Empire of Kids (1981)
Empire of Kids (1981) - Drama Movies 115 minutes. Empire of Punks, Gaki teikoku. Following a stint in reform school, Ryu (Shinsuke Shimada) returns to his home, the Minami area of Osaka, accompanied by his new friend Ko (Takeshi Masu). He's greeted by his friends, Chabo (Ryusuke Matsumoto) and Ken (Bang-ho Cho). They seek to forge their own path through a multitude of rival gangs in Kita and Minami, including the Hokushin Alliance, backed by the yakuza, the Hope Association, and various other minor factions, including Zainichi Korean groups. What follows is a wild, fast-paced story of violence, revenge, betrayal, and discrimination, that never loses its sense of humor. osaka, japan, 1960s, juvenile delinquency, zainichi
Released: Jul 04, 1981
Runtime: 115 minutes
Stars: Shinsuke Shimada, Ryusuke Matsumoto, Bang-ho Cho, Yoshiaki Fujita, Keisuke, Makoto Kitano
Crew: Kazuyuki Izutsu (Director), Takuya Nishioka (Screenplay), Jun'ichi Kikuchi (Editor), Nobuo Hayashi (Producer), Shiro Sasaki (Producer), Takuya Nishioka (Assistant Director)