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The Wolves
75%
Movie
2h 11m
AI Analysis
The Wolves (1971) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Wolves (1971) — a movie tagged as Crime and Drama with balanced tone moods and slow-burn pacing.
Story & themes: After going to prison for killing the boss of the Kanno gang, Seji Iwahashi gets released early -- only to find that his former gang has merged with the Kannos. But with bitter resentments lingering on both sides, how long will it be before the bloodshed begins anew? Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for solo focused viewing. Expect slow-burn storytelling (~131 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Wolves 75% (23 votes) — strong audience scores for this movie.
AI verdict
The Wolves is a film worth prioritising when you want something with strong audience scores — our AI analysis flags it as a strong match for its genre and tone profile.
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from 23 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
After going to prison for killing the boss of the Kanno gang, Seji Iwahashi gets released early -- only to find that his former gang has merged with the Kannos. But with bitter resentments lingering on both sides, how long will it be before the bloodshed begins anew?
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1971-10-30
- Runtime
- 2h 11m
- TMDB rating
- 7.5
- TMDB ID
- 40956
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Is there an official trailer for The Wolves?
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What is The Wolves about?
After going to prison for killing the boss of the Kanno gang, Seji Iwahashi gets released early -- only to find that his former gang has merged with the Kannos. But with bitter resentments lingerin... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for The Wolves?
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How long is the movie The Wolves?
The official runtime for The Wolves is approximately 131 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Tatsuya Nakadai
Seji Iwahashi

Noboru Andō
Gunjiro Ozeki

Komaki Kurihara
Niece

Kyōko Enami
Oyu

Toshio Kurosawa
Tsutomu Onodera

Isao Natsuyagi
Tetsunosuke Sakaki

Kunie Tanaka
Matsuzo Tsumura

Hiroshi Tanaka
- H
Hiroshi Hasegawa

Kyōichi Satō
- J
Jutarō Hōjō

Atsuko Kawaguchi

Keiko Niitaka
- E
Eiko Horii
- K
Katsue Nitta
- H
Hajime Mitamura
- J
Jun Haichi
- H
Hajime Miyazawa
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