Black Hair - 1964 - 5/10
AKA - Geomeun Meori // 검은 머리
The gang boss’s wife had been raped.
Per rules, the men disfigure her face, force the leader to throw her out.
To survive, she becomes a hooker.
That is early on, in a sordid backstory.
The look is dark and bleak, and could pass for a Nikkatsu yakuza tale.
Unfortunately, the narrative is a maudlin affair.
The separated couple live with regret and barely function.
Meanwhile, the thugs want change, but they are indecisive.
Japan filmmakers would have had a field day with this story.