It is the first Toei yakuza film directed by Akinori Matsuo, who was active in Nikkatsu action movies. It is a local yakuza movie made following Okinawa Yakuza War (1976) and Hokuriku Proxy War (1977). The film depicts the war between a storied yakuza killer (Hiroki Matsukata) and the largest organized crime group in the Kansai region, which plans to advance into the Kanto region.
| Directing | Akinori Matsuo | Director |
| Writing | Kōji Takada | Screenplay |
| Writing | Hiro Matsuda | Screenplay |
| Crew | Tôru Nakajima | Cinematography |
| Sound | Hiroki Tamaki | Music |
| Editing | Kozo Horiike | Editor |
