Directed by Kihachi Okamoto. With Kji Tsuruta, Akira Takarada, Yumi Shirakawa, Keiko Yanagawa. Ryuta and Mineo Komatsu are brothers, both yakuza (gangsters). Mineo, although complicit in crime, even murder, wants out of the gangster life, hoping to become a successful singer instead. Ryuta loves his brother, but Mineo's possible defection presents problems for the gang, and Ryuta realizes he must kill his brother if he wants to survive.