# New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss (1975)

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**Original title**: *新仁義なき戦い 組長の首*
**Runtime**: 94 min
**Genres**: Action, Crime, Drama
**Directed by**: Kinji Fukasaku
**Written by**: Yōzō Tanaka, Kōji Takada, Susumu Saji
**Starring**: Bunta Sugawara, Meiko Kaji, Tsunehiko Watase, Yuriko Hishimi, Rena Ichinose, Sanae Nakahara

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

You're a yakuza lieutenant in postwar Japan, ready to make a name. But your bosses double-cross you after a hit. Fukasaku's camera watches as you're released from prison years later, seeking payback against former allies.

The director’s handheld style conveys the instability of an era. The film leaves you feeling the weight of betrayal.

**Mood tags**: foreign-gem, paranoid, raw

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