Last of the Wolves

{{Infobox film

| name = Last of the Wolves

| image = Last Of The Wolves.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Film poster

| native_name = {{Infobox Japanese

| kanji = 孤狼の血 LEVEL2}}

| director = Kazuya Shiraishi{{cite web|url= https://eiga.com/movie/94173/|title= 孤狼の血 LEVEL2|accessdate= July 10, 2021|work= eiga.com|archive-date= April 2, 2024|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240402045058/https://eiga.com/movie/94173/|url-status= live}}

| producer = Kazuto Amano

| writer =

| screenplay = Jun'ya Ikegami

| story =

| based_on = {{based on|Korō no Chi|Yūko Yuzuki}}

| starring = {{plainlist|

}}

| narrator =

| music = Gorō Yasukawa

| cinematography = Kōhei Katō

| editing = Hitomi Katō

| studio =

| distributor = Toei

| released = {{film date|2021|8|20}}

| runtime = 139 minutes

| country = Japan

| language = Japanese

| budget =

| gross =

}}

{{Nihongo|Last of the Wolves|孤狼の血 LEVEL2|Korō no Chi Level 2|lead=yes}} is a 2021 Japanese crime yakuza thriller film directed by Kazuya Shiraishi, starring Tori Matsuzaka and Ryohei Suzuki.{{cite web|url= https://filmsadviser.com/titles/165297/last-of-the-wolves|title= Last of the Wolves (2021)|accessdate= July 10, 2021|work= Films Adviser}}{{dead link|date=November 2024}} It is a sequel to the 2018 film The Blood of Wolves.{{cite web|url= https://www.fareastfilm.com/eng/film/last-of-the-wolves/?IDLYT=7505|title= LAST OF THE WOLVES|accessdate= July 10, 2021|work= Far East Film Festival|archive-date= July 10, 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210710124606/https://www.fareastfilm.com/eng/film/last-of-the-wolves/?IDLYT=7505|url-status= live}}

Premise

In the early 1990s, a young detective Shūichi Hioka controls the yakuza in Hiroshima, but the situation completely changes when Shigehiro Uebayashi is released from prison.

Cast

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Accolades

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! Award

! Category

! Nominee

! Result

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| rowspan="5"|46th Hochi Film Awards

| Best Picture

| Last of the Wolves

| {{nom}}

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| Best Director

| Kazuya Shiraishi

| {{nom}}

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| Best Actor

| Tori Matsuzaka

| {{nom}}

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| Best Supporting Actor

| Ryohei Suzuki

| {{won}}

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| Best Supporting Actress

| Nanase Nishino

| {{nom}}

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| rowspan="3"|34th Nikkan Sports Film Awards

| Best Film

| Last of the Wolves

| {{nom}}

|-

|Best Actor

| Tori Matsuzaka

| {{nom}}

|-

| Best Supporting Actor

| Ryohei Suzuki

| {{won}}

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| rowspan="2"|43rd Yokohama Film Festival

| Best Actor

| Tori Matsuzaka

| {{won}}

|-

| Best Supporting Actor

| Ryohei Suzuki

| {{won}}

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| rowspan="4"|76th Mainichi Film Awards

| rowspan="2"| Best Supporting Actor

| Ryohei Suzuki

| {{nom}}

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| Nijiro Murakami

| {{nom}}

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| Best Art Direction

| Tsutomu Imamura

| {{nom}}

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| Best Sound Recording

| Kazuharu Urata

| {{won}}

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| 95th Kinema Junpo Awards

| Best Supporting Actor

| Ryohei Suzuki

| {{won}}

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| 17th Osaka Cinema Festival

| Best Supporting Actor

| Ryohei Suzuki

| {{won}}

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| rowspan="4"|64th Blue Ribbon Awards

| Best Film

| Last of the Wolves

| {{won}}

|-

| Best Director

| Kazuya Shiraishi

| {{nom}}

|-

| Best Actor

| Tori Matsuzaka

| {{nom}}

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| Best Supporting Actor

| Ryohei Suzuki

| {{nom}}

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| rowspan="14"|45th Japan Academy Film Prize

| Picture of the Year

| Last of the Wolves

| {{nom}}

|-

| Best Director

| Kazuya Shiraishi

| {{nom}}

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| Best Actor

| Tori Matsuzaka

| {{nom}}

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| rowspan="2" |Best Supporting Actor

| Ryohei Suzuki

| {{won}}

|-

| Nijiro Murakami

| {{nom}}

|-

| Best Supporting Actress

| Nanase Nishino

| {{nom}}

|-

| Best Screenplay

| Jun'ya Ikegami

| {{nom}}

|-

| Best Music

| Gorō Yasukawa

| {{nom}}

|-

| Best Cinematography

| Kohei Kato

| {{nom}}

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| Best Lighting Direction

| Minoru Kawai

| {{nom}}

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| Best Art Direction

| Tsutomu Imamura

| {{nom}}

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| Best Sound Recording

| Kazuharu Urata

| {{nom}}

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| Best Film Editing

| Hitomi Katō

| {{nom}}

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| Newcomer of the Year

| Nanase Nishino

| {{won}}

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| 31st Japan Movie Critics Awards

| Best Supporting Actor

| Ryohei Suzuki

| {{won}}

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| rowspan="2" | 75th MPTE- Imaging Technology Awards

| Best Cinematography

| Kohei Kato

| {{won}}

|-

| Best Lighting Direction

| Minoru Kawai

| {{won}}

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References

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