Badboys
BADBOYS
Synopsis
In the 1970s, director Fukasaku Kinji’s Yakuza Papers films chronicled decades of gang warfare in post-war Hiroshima. Over three decades later, up-and-coming young director Kubata Takashi brings a new generation of Hiroshima motorcycle gangsters to the big screen with Badboys. Based on Tanaka Hiroshi’s hit comic series of the same name (which also spawned five animated OVAs in the 1990s), Badboys depicts a violent battle between three rival gangs in the aftermath of a gang-related murder in Osaka. A gripping, exciting gangster action drama starring some of Japan’s brightest young actors, Badboys is the kind of new blood the Japanese gangster genre needs!
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F&S Asia Coming Soon: "Bad Boys" (Japan)
Type: Trailer • Published 2011-02-08
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Takashi Kubota
- Screenplay & Story
- Takashi Kubo, Kenji Utsuki
- Original Title
- BADBOYS
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Production Studios
- Pony Canyon, Zenryoku Agency, Shonen Gahosha
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Takashi Kubota
Takashi Kubo, Kenji Utsuki, Hiroshi Tanaka
Yoshifumi Yarimizu
Department Leadership Roster
Hiroshi Tanaka
Writer
Takashi Kubota
Director
Takashi Kubo
Screenplay
Kenji Utsuki
Screenplay
Yoshifumi Yarimizu
Producer
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Japanese Materials
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What is Badboys about?
In the 1970s, director Fukasaku Kinji’s Yakuza Papers films chronicled decades of gang warfare in post-war Hiroshima. Over three decades later, up-and-coming young director Kubata Takashi brings a new generation of Hiroshima motorcycle gangsters to the big screen with Badboys. Based on Tanaka Hiroshi’s hit comic series of the same name (which also spawned five animated OVAs in the 1990s), Badboys depicts a violent battle between three rival gangs in the aftermath of a gang-related murder in Osaka. A gripping, exciting gangster action drama starring some of Japan’s brightest young actors, Badboys is the kind of new blood the Japanese gangster genre needs!
Who directed Badboys?
Badboys was directed by Takashi Kubota.
Who stars in Badboys?
The principal cast of Badboys includes Shinnosuke Abe, Yoshihiko Hosoda, Kazuki Namioka, Shôgo Suzuki, Mari Iriki.
When was Badboys released and how long is it?
Badboys was released in 2011 with a total runtime of 1h 33m.