Hell Dogs is a Japanese action movie adaptation of the 2017 manga novel of same title by Akio Fukamachi. The film is written and directed by Masato Harada, starring Junichi Okada, Kentaro Sakaguchi and Mayu Matsuoka.
Premise
The police officer Shogo Kanetaka, suffers from trauma when his loved one was murdered. All Shogo has on his his mind now is revenge. He then receives an order to go undercover as a yakuza member. The police instructs Shogo to pick a fight with yakuza member Hideki Murooka as a stepping stone to gain entrance into the organization. The police have data that shows Shogo is matched with Hideki 98%. Meanwhile, Hideki is the son of a death-row convict. He has a physical condition, where is he always hungry and constantly eating. Also, neither her nor the yakuza can control his emotions.
Director

Cast
![]() Junichi Okada / Shogo Kanetaka | ![]() Kentaro Sakaguchi / Hideki Murooka |
![]() Mayu Matsuoka / Emiri Kisa | ![]() Kazuki Kitamura / Tsutomu Toki |
![]() Shinobu Otake / Noriko Kinugasa |
HELL DOGS (2022)

Movie title: HELL DOGS
Movie description: Shogo Kanetaka is a police officer, who suffers from trauma when his loved one was murdered. All Shogo has on his his mind now is revenge. He then receives an order to go undercover as a yakuza member. The police instructs Shogo to pick a fight with yakuza member Hideki Murooka as a stepping stone to gain entrance into the organization. The police have data that shows Shogo is matched with Hideki 98%. Meanwhile, Hideki is the son of a death-row convict. He has a physical condition, where is he always hungry and constantly eating. Also, neither her nor the yakuza can control his emotions.
Date published: December 20, 2022
Country: Japan
Duration: 2h 20min
Director(s): Masato Harada
Writer(s): Masato Harada
Cinematography: Takahide Shibanushi
Actor(s): Junichi Okada, Kazuki Kitamura, Kentaro Sakaguchi, Mayu Matsuoka, Shinobu Otake