Keisho Sakazuki (1992)

Synopsis of Keisho Sakazuki

Kazuki Omori directs this wacky screwball comedy about injured pride and high-strung mobsters. Stockbroker turned yakuza Shoichi Yoshinari (Hiroyuki Sanada) has been presented with a thankless task. He is to invite an oyabun (mob don) of an associated gang to emcee a succession ceremony -- the passing of the baton from the older to the younger generation. Shoichi's assignment is tough because the oyabun (Ken Ogata) is the clan's second choice, after the wizened top choice fell ill. Pride is terribly important in the hermetic world of the yakuza, and asking a godfather to play second banana is asking a lot. Thankfully, the oyabun seems like an affable sort. Unfortunately, Shoichi realizes upon arriving at the oyabun's rural estate that he hit on his knockout of a wife (Yuko Kotegawa) while on the road. Things get worse when the first choice makes a sudden recovery and Shoichi is faced with the tickling task of informing the oyabun that his services are not needed. Humiliated, the oyabun goes on a bender, and then proceeds to crash a funeral thinking it's the succession ceremony. When the first choice speaker keels over, Shoichi is faced with the near impossible assignment of asking the drunk, irate, and embarrassed oyabun to speak once again. ~ Jonathan Crow, Rovi

Director(s):

Kazuki Omori

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