ShabuMovie
Makabe is a yakuza who is addicted to 'shabu' (a slang refers to stimulant drug). He lives as if he wants to destroy himself. He steals a mistress of the boss of a big yakuza syndicate by force. He takes over the yakuza group he belongs to, by killing the old boss. When he tries to use 'shabu' as the main financial resource of his group, it leads to the serious confrontation with another big yakuza syndicate.
About Shabu
Shabu is a 1996 movie directed by Tatsuoki Hosono.
The production information lists a runtime of 2h 44m, production credits from Japan, an original language code of JA.
The credited cast includes Koji Yakusho, Ai Saotome, Shun Sugata, Akira Takahashi. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
