This film begins with a man named "Masukichi Domoto" (Asao Uchida) deciding to step down as the leader of the Yakuza clan he founded and choosing his son-in-law, "Shuichiro Hisamura" (Shin Takuma), to replace him. Unfortunately, during this special ceremony, a member of the rival Santokai clan attacks Shuichiro's wife, "Kiwa Domoto" (Shima Iwashita), which results in one person dying and another being seriously wounded. Oddly enough, even though Shuichiro fired the gun that killed one of his wife's attackers, Kiwa is found guilty of assault and sentenced to five years in prison. Additionally, instead of having the new leader of the Domoto clan sent to jail, a loyal clan member named "Tokuichi Murakami" (Hiroyuki Watanabe) accepts the blame and is sentenced to twelve years for murder. This allows Shuichiro to consolidate his leadership in the clan's best interests. Even more importantly, while serving time in prison, Kiwa decides to file for divorce so that her husband can distance himself from the conflict with the rival Santokai group and negotiate a peace treaty with them. Yet as much as Shuichiro appreciates Kiwa's sacrifice, while she is incarcerated, he subsequently marries an ambitious young woman named "Mayuko Hisamura" (Sawa Suzuki), who doesn't share his former wife's loyalty to the Domoto clan, and this causes problems for all concerned. Now, rather than reveal any more, I will just say that I don't consider this film to be quite as good as some of the other movies in the "Yakuza Ladies" collection, due in large part to the distant nature Shima Iwashita was forced to assume in her role as a person trying to start her life all over again without any involvement with her Yakuza upbringing. Her cunning has always been her best asset, and it was essentially omitted in this movie. At least, that is how it seemed to me. Be that as it may, I certainly don't consider this to be a bad addition to the collection, and I have rated it accordingly.
