The films star Bunta Sugawara (often thought of as the anti-Ken Takakura) as a sneering ex-soldier who rises to power in the bombed-out Hiroshima underworld.
Shinobu Sugawara | Tomo Sugawara | Sugawara Akitada | Sayuri Sugawara | Bunta Sugawara |
Shozo Hirono (Bunta Sugawara), the protagonist of the first film in the series, has managed to separate from the Yamamori family, create his own small family, and extend his circle of acquaintances.