Cops vs Thugs (Kenkei tai soshiki boryoku / 県警対組織暴力)

TOEI COMPANY PRESENTS

THIS STORY IS BASED ON EVENTS THAT TOOK PLACE IN WESTERN JAPAN

THE NAMES OF PLACES, PERSONS AND GROUPS ARE FICTITIOUS

KURASHIMA CITY, 1963

Give me four dishes of sushi. Hurry.

Here you go.

Send the bill to the office.

Come on. Hurry up.

What do you want?

You in Hirotani's gang?

- Where you going dressed like that? - What?

I know.

It's that hostess at Hirotani's bar.

I heard Kawade's Harem Club recruited her, and now she works for him.

- Going on a raid? - What?

Are you one of Kawade's men?

A cop!

Don't move! I'm Detective Kuno.

Move and I'll have you cuffed.

Put your hands behind your head!

Dunhill? Nice lighter.

Possession of illegal firearms.

Unlawful assembly with dangerous weapons.

Interfering with an officer on duty.

I can book you all for that.

But picking up punks like you is a waste of tax money.

Looks like you're itching for a beating.

Fine! Go and kill them.

And drop dead!

It makes the clean-up easier.

But first, pay for your sushi.

I won't let you skip out on restaurant bills!

That ain't enough!

You're paying for mine too.

Now get lost.

Go and make your raid, you idiots!

Step on it!

Excuse me. My lighter...

Stupid! What do you need a lighter for when you're about to die?

I'll keep it for you. Now get moving!

Go!

COPS VS THUGS

PRODUCED BY GORO KUSAKABE SCREENPLAY BY KAZUO KASAHARA

CINEMATOGRAPHY BY SHIGERU AKATSUKA

PRODUCTION DESIGN BY NORIMICHI IKAWA

MUSIC BY TOSHIAKI TSUSHIMA

1956 - OHARA FAMILY 10TH ANNIVERSARY

BUNTA SUGAWARA

TATSUO UMEMIYA

1957 - OHARA FAMILY SPLITS UP

BOSS MIYAKE DECLARES INDEPENDENCE

REIKO IKE, MIKIO NARITA, SHINGO YAMASHIRO

HIDEO MUROTA, SANAE NAKAHARA

YOKO KOIZUMI, MAKI TACHIBANA, JUKEI FUJIOKA

1957 - BOSS MIYAKE MURDERED, KILLER UNKNOWN

1958 - BOSS OHARA ARRESTED, UNDERWORLD WAR ENDS

1960 - TOMOYASU FAMILY, A MIYAKE FACTION, DISBANDS

1962 - MASAICHI TOMOYASU WINS MUNICIPAL ELECTION

ASAO SANO, KUNIE TANAKA, NOBUO KANEKO

HIROKI MATSUKATA

1963 - STRIFE BETWEEN OHARA AND KAWADE FAMILIES BEGINS

OHARA FAMILY ACTING BOSS KENJI HIROTANI

KAWADE FAMILY BOSS KATSUMI KAWADE

DIRECTED BY KINJI FUKASAKU

They're here.

- Okay, you stay here. - All right.

OCEAN TOURS "CABARET HAREM" OFFICE

Thank you for coming, Mr. Tomoyasu.

Let me introduce you, Kawade.

Mr. Mukai, the mayor.

Mr. Kubo, manager of Nikko Oil.

This blockhead is Kawade. He learned all about the business from me.

He intends to build up his reputation starting with Ocean Tours.

Please give him your support.

This is Mariko, our new hostess. Please get acquainted with her.

- Have a seat. - How do you do?

- Are you a virgin? - Oh, please!

Then let me pop your cherry.

So, you wanted to discuss some business?

It's about the oil refinery land. We'll discuss it later.

Let's dance, Mariko.

Are you sure you can dance?

What kind of question is that?

I was born in Hawaii. Aloha!

Born in Hawaii? Is that true?

Who knows? Last time he said he was born in Brazil.

What? Really?

Aren't you Mariko from the Corral?

Get your hands off!

You switched cabarets?

Did Kawade buy you off?

- Did he buy your pussy too? - Please stop!

Help! We've got trouble!

Call the police! Call the police!

I'm Assemblyman Tomoyasu. Hurry inside!

- Move. - Get out of the way!

Hey! The car!

- Halt! - Stop!

- Morning, sir. - Is Kawade in?

Thanks for coming. As you can see, it's a mess.

Don't touch that. Move back.

We're the victims, you know. Give us a little sympathy.

Some of us got hurt too.

They were Hirotani's men. My men can identify them for you.

Yakuza have changed.

They wouldn't have dared mention their raiders' names in the old days.

What's this? Are we suspects?

We have a warrant.

Why? They raided us!

Why search our office?

Kawade...

I understand that you're related to the Shinmei mob in Osaka.

No. We're just friends.

You can pretend all you like, but we know it from the Osaka Police.

If you're just friends,

then you better watch your manners.

This is Ohara's territory. You know what I mean.

So if I want to spread my name around here,

I have to get permission from the police?

The dope peddled around here comes from the Shinmei mob.

And you push it, don't you?

What's that got to do with this?

Answer me!

That's why they raided you, right?

That's a load of crap, you asshole!

You live off our tax money, so let's be fair. You hear me?

I told you, Hirotani plotted this.

You pay taxes?

I hear you get a good deal of "tax" money from Hirotani.

I could sue you and clean you out!

- What the... - You wanna fight?

Hey... What was your name again?

Matsui. What about it?

So you want a lawsuit?

Not a bad idea.

Hello, Detective Squad.

Mr. Ikeda? This is Tomoyasu.

About that Ocean incident last night, Hirotani caused it.

I recognized the intruders.

That scum!

He thinks I've got my eyes on Kawade.

He's as jealous as some rotten chick.

You've got to get a warrant on him.

Pick him up for the sake of the city.

We borrowed a patrol car last night.

You'll keep it a secret from the media, won't you?

I'll hold a geisha party for you someday. Okay?

Is this Chief Ikeda?

No. This is Hirotani, the rotten chick.

Who was calling?

Old man Tomoyasu.

He was scrambling, telling you to pick me up.

Where do you think you are? Out of my chair!

You have your old ties with Tomoyasu.

He's trouble, isn't he?

Don't push your luck, Hirotani. Be quiet or you'll get it!

Why don't you crawl back to your hole and stay away?

Look who's talking. Don't tell me you've forgotten all about the past.

You kissed Tomoyasu and Miyake's asses so they'd buy you a house.

Live off your own money before you start pointing fingers!

Is that any way to talk to the Chief?

Let's take it outside.

- Right behind you! - Come on!

Hey, hey, hey! Let's not get excited.

That's enough.

Sure, the yakuza are no good,

but they're a lot better than the Communists.

Ken.

What are you doing?

I was just waiting for you, and they tried to pick a fight with me.

Scary bunch, the police.

So, about the Ocean incident,

I asked my men who did it.

And this idiot...

He was given the cold shoulder by Mariko, who used to be our hostess.

So he and some punks went to teach her a lesson.

Isn't that right?

So that's that.

That's why I brought him down here to confess.

So please arrest him.

Who'd believe that story?

You made them do it.

Chief, if this is a war, we'll have to report it to Headquarters.

And they'll find out about the old Miyake incidents too.

That'll put you in a spot.

Let me take care of this.

I'll make sure it won't bite us back later.

Well, this is your specialty.

I won't say a word, but you take responsibility.

Ken, come on.

Come with me, sonny.

What an idiot, fighting over a cheap hostess.

You got me in trouble.

But that idiot Kawade should've kept himself out of our business.

Our boss will be released soon.

I have to protect his turf, he asked me to take care of it.

You're going to succeed Ohara as boss, right?

Then keep out of trouble.

Leave Kawade to me.

Now I want you to get some heads ready for this arrest.