Japan’s economic crisis in the mid-1990’s proved quite useful in setting up a working formula for writer and director Ishii Takashi’s 1995 crime thriller, Gonin, starring Sato Koichi and legendary actor Kitano Takeshi in a violent tale of one man’s consequential attempt to rob the Yakuza with the help of four desperate cohorts. The film led to an indirect sequel a year later, but gladly enough, fans who enjoyed the first can now get a taste of what’s to come with the brand new teaser for Gonin Saga, a generational sequel almost two vengeful decades in the making and clearly aimed at adding just a few more layers to the drama, action, suspense, intrigue and thrills.
Yuto’s father was Shigeru Hisamatsu, a young lieutenant with the Gosei-kai affiliated Ogoshi gang. Although Hisamatsu is a peaceful young man who’s grown up to have a very different life than his late father, a certain incident leads him to vow revenge against Gosei-kai.
