The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf

The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf
Theatrical release poster
Directed byTōru Murakawa
Screenplay byHideichi Nagahara
Based onYomigaeru Kinrō
by Haruhiko Oyabu
StarringYūsaku Matsuda
Jun Fubuki
Sonny Chiba
CinematographySeizō Sengen
Edited byAkira Suzuki
Distributed byToei Company
Release date
  • August 25, 1979 (1979-08-25) (Japan)
Running time
131 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Box office¥1.042 billion (distributor rentals)

The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf (Japanese: 蘇る金狼, Hepburn: Yomigaeru Kinrō) is a 1979 Japanese crime thriller film directed by Tōru Murakawa, based on a novel of the same name by Haruhiko Oyabu. It stars Yūsaku Matsuda as a criminal who disguises himself as a salaryman, and Jun Fubuki as his girlfriend. The film was theatrically released by Toei Company on August 25, 1979, in Japan.