Silly, seriously silly but entertaining, this saga of the wayward yakuza (Shintaro Katsu) who obviously rejects authority and will be no different in any sequel, such as two years earlier in ‘Heitai Yakuza’. But if you find Jackie Chan’s films funny enough, you know, flying kicks and different styles of boxing or karate, you’re sure to laugh at this comedy that begins when Omiya confronts the high-ranking Seiichi Tanuma in the Kizaki unit.

You could say that for the low cost of a bottle of sake, the renegade Omiya revolutionises discipline with his fists, first against Sergeant Iwakane. When they are surprised by Tanuma in the middle of the beating, he takes the opportunity to supposedly punish the rebel, but along with Omiya, Tanuma also sends his former comrade and childhood friend from the village of Ono, Arita, to the military dungeon, whom he hates because he reminds him that it was his fault that Tetsu de Sumida committed suicide.

Although it is not mentioned in the plot but is implied, the battle on the Manchurian front is being lost for Japan, and Tanuma manages to send Sergeant Iwakane on a legitimately suicidal mission to Mengjiatun along with Omiya, his former childhood friend, and others. He never reveals to them that he is sending them as cannon fodder to distract the enemy so that other detachments can emerge victorious and take the credit at the expense of the unfortunate ones.

The film is very light-hearted, as it is, of course, commercial, but I repeat, the scenes reminiscent of Jackie Chan’s films with absurd 3- or 4-minute fights (when he gets caught up in a skirmish against Sentaro and Tetsugoro) are offset by other very emotional sequences, such as the singing in the bar among all the militant comrades, and Omiya gets involved with the woman of easy virtue – the character played by Machiko Hasegawa – because, as they say, it could be their last night together due to the severity of the war, although they do not yet know – and will find out too late – that it is a trap set by Tanuma. The unfortunate note is provided by the death of Corporal Yokoi, who was seriously wounded and was even carrying a photo of his mother in his lap. The next day, before reaching their destination, Omiya and his superior Arita stray from the group and come across an enemy hut. Although it appears abandoned, inside they find a Chinese woman who is slightly mute and badly wounded.

They take her with them, but when they see that she has a fever from sepsis, they remove the bullet and save her life. Both Japanese soldiers are captured by Chinese troops and their luck changes. However, the beautiful Xiulan, the mute Chinese woman, speaks Japanese and agrees to leave a note for Omiya warning him not to go to Mengjiatun, perhaps returning the favour for saving her life and obviously with privileged information from her Chinese comrades about the ambush in those parts. However, Omiya ignores her because they try to alert his comrades, but they will not arrive in time to save almost any of them, although they do manage to defend themselves by throwing boxes of explosives and shooting to repel the enemy. Fortunately, this is a commercial film, and there has to be commercial justice and action, so for absurd or implausible reasons, not only are Omiya and his companion unharmed, but they also come across the truck carrying Tanuma and his smug lieutenant, and revenge is served, not exactly cold, but certainly entertaining.