Gin to Kin


Gin to Kin is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nobuyuki Fukumoto. It was serialized in Futabasha's Action Pizazz from 1992 to 1996, with its chapters collected in eleven volumes. The series portrays the machinations of men living in the underworld, including speculative stock wars and backroom deals with politicians, deadly struggles for life against vengeful and crazed murderers, and Fukumoto's signature gambling games. After running for 108 chapters, the serialization ended abruptly and discontinued. Gin to Kin has also been adapted into seven direct-to-video movies and a 12-episode television drama.

Characters

Ginji's Group

;Ginji Hirai
;Tetsuo Morita
;Iwao Yasuda
;Yūzō Tatsumi
;Masashi Funada
;Ryōhei Kawamatsu

Miscellaneous

;Takeshi Domon
;Atsushi Izawa
;Tetsu Umeya
;Kenji Ariga
;Akio Nakajō
;Mitsunari Kawata
;Mio Itō
;Shinya Saijō
;Hitoshi Kuramae
;Hidemine Kamui
;Katsuteru Kamui
;Katsunobu Kamui
;Katsuyuki Kamui
;Katsuhiro Kamui
;Kunio Yoshizumi
;Saori Tanaka
;Yukinori Okabe
;Yōichi Kōno

Media

Direct-to-video films

A total of seven movies with the title Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold starring Kiyoshi Nakajō as Ginji Hirai were released on VHS and later DVD between 1993 and 1997. The films feature Kōsuke Toyohara as Tetsuo Morita in volumes 1–5, and Ken Kaneko as Ryōhei Kawamatsu in volumes 6–7. In the fourth volume, some story developments were changed due to inconsistencies in depictions in the original manga.
Vol.TitleWritten byDirected byOriginal release
1"Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold"Masato KatōShun Nakahara
2"Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold 2"Itsumichi IsomuraShun Nakahara
3"Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold 3"Midori KoganeKatsuji Kanazawa
4"Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold 4 - Hellish Underworld Mahjong"Midori KoganeKatsuji Kanazawa
5"Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold 5 - Hereditary Homicide"Midori KoganeKatsuji Kanazawa
6"Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold 6 - Trap of Fear"Noboru SugimuraHiroyuki Tsuji
7"Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold 7 - Underworld Horse Racing Hell"Noboru Sugimura
Hiroyuki Tsuji
Hiroyuki Tsuji

Drama

A 12-episode Japanese television drama series adaptation with the same title starring Sosuke Ikematsu aired on TV Tokyo's "Saturday Drama 24" drama slot from January 7 to March 25, 2017, every Sunday from 0:20-0:50 AM. Of the 12 episodes, episodes 1 to 3 cover the Stock Speculation arc, 4 to 6 are the Cézanne arc, 7 to 9 are the Poker arc, and 10 to 12 are the Mahjong arc. The series was later made available on Amazon Prime Video US with English subtitles. In addition, a bonus 13th episode adapting the Serial Killer Ariga arc was released exclusively on Amazon Prime Video in Japan on March 25, 2017. A Blu-ray/DVD box containing "director's cut" versions of all 12 episodes, as well as the Amazon-exclusive episode, was released on October 4, 2017. Pre-order bonuses included a mug illustrated by Fukumoto offered by the TV Tokyo main shop, and a B2-sized poster signed by Ikematsu, Lily Franky and Fukumoto offered by Amazon.