This brutal sequel to The Blood of Wolves (NYAFF 2018) stands on its own and is an absolute must-see for fans of badass cinema. Baby-faced Tori Matsuzaka is back as peacemaker cop Hioka, now a hard-boiled force to be reckoned with. When criminally insane yakuza Uebayashi gets out of prison, chaotic evil is cranked to 11, setting the stage for an apocalyptic showdown. A rousing homage to Kinji Fukasaku’s meanest pictures as well as a nod to modern takes on the genre such as Takeshi Kitano’s Outrage series, this adaptation of the original Wolves’s follow-up novel takes no prisoners and knows no bounds. NOT FOR THE SQUEAMISH!