This is one of the few dark movie with a truly happy ending.
The main story is well captured by the imdb user comments.
I just want to take note of the side story that really moved me. The aging yakuza Sawada knew his day was coming. He drank beer with his former apprentice Kimura knowing he was sent to kill him. Instead of fighting for survival, Sawada lead Kimura to a backstreet and sat down on the ground, waiting for his death. He even taught Kimura how to kill him and how to live his life. "Love and Honesty are the most important thing" was his last word to Kimura. Then he died quietly with Kimura's bullet through his chest. It is a bit ironic that a gangster living in the dark underground world would say such noble words, but the film is very convincing in depicting that everyone has the right to keep his own integrity.
Eventually, Kimura made the right decision to use the same pistol to kill the Snaky boss, who cold-bloodly ordered Kimura to assassinate Sawada.
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