Road to the Boss: Gaki Gokudo
組長への道 餓鬼極道
Synopsis
Akira Kiyota (Ryusuke Nakamura), an ordinary salesman with poor performance and heavy consumer-loan debt, feels crushed by the harshness of reality—far from his wild days as a former biker gang leader. One night, while entertaining clients at a club, Kiyota loses his temper and punches a customer. The club happens to be protected by his high school classmate Kenji Hosokawa (Sho Ikushima). Kenji knocks out the rampaging Kiyota with an ashtray. When Kiyota wakes up, he finds himself in Kenji’s office. Kenji invites him into his yakuza group, telling him this might be his one chance to turn his life around…
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Release History & Theatrical Window
January 25, 2019
Physical Home Media
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Jirō Ishikawa
- Original Title
- 組長への道 餓鬼極道
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 3m
- Production Studios
- Rights Cube
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Jirō Ishikawa
Department Leadership Roster
Jirō Ishikawa
Director
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What is Road to the Boss: Gaki Gokudo about?
Akira Kiyota (Ryusuke Nakamura), an ordinary salesman with poor performance and heavy consumer-loan debt, feels crushed by the harshness of reality—far from his wild days as a former biker gang leader. One night, while entertaining clients at a club, Kiyota loses his temper and punches a customer. The club happens to be protected by his high school classmate Kenji Hosokawa (Sho Ikushima). Kenji knocks out the rampaging Kiyota with an ashtray. When Kiyota wakes up, he finds himself in Kenji’s office. Kenji invites him into his yakuza group, telling him this might be his one chance to turn his life around…
Who directed Road to the Boss: Gaki Gokudo?
Road to the Boss: Gaki Gokudo was directed by Jirō Ishikawa.
Who stars in Road to the Boss: Gaki Gokudo?
The principal cast of Road to the Boss: Gaki Gokudo includes Ryusuke Nakamura, Sho Ikushima, Keisuke Kida, Yasukaze Motomiya, 品川拓哉.
When was Road to the Boss: Gaki Gokudo released and how long is it?
Road to the Boss: Gaki Gokudo was released in 2019 with a total runtime of 1h 3m.