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The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf
Movie

The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf

1979 • Unknown

Woke Score
3
out of 10

Plot

A seemingly run-of-the-mill corporate salaryman leads a double life as a vicious criminal by night. In a delicious scheme of payback, he seeks to dominate the corporation that employs him by day.

Overall Series Review

The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf is a hard-boiled, 1979 Japanese crime thriller centered on Tetsuya Asakura, a man who lives a double life as a meek accountant and a ruthless, sociopathic criminal. The film's core conflict is a nihilistic class struggle against the corrupt corporate system in Japan, not an ideological critique based on modern Western identity politics. The narrative focuses on the protagonist's raw, individual ambition and skill, directly valuing meritocracy, albeit a criminal one, over group identity or intersectional hierarchy. Gender dynamics are extremely traditional; the male lead is a dominant, hyper-masculine figure, and female characters function primarily as love interests or pawns, entirely absent of 'Girl Boss' tropes or anti-family messaging. There is no presence of an LGBTQ+ or gender ideology agenda. However, the film embraces an extreme form of moral relativism/nihilism. The protagonist's success is a result of utter ruthlessness and a complete rejection of all established social and moral order, which frames morality as purely subjective power dynamics.

Categorical Breakdown

Identity Politics1/10

The narrative's core conflict centers on class struggle within the Japanese corporate system and the protagonist's individual intelligence and ruthless skill, not on race, group identity, or intersectional hierarchy. Character success is achieved through merit, albeit criminal and sociopathic.

Oikophobia2/10

The film critiques the corruption and suffocating hierarchy of the modern Japanese corporate system, which is an internal critique of a national institution. This does not extend to the demonization of Western civilization or ancestors.

Feminism1/10

The film features a hyper-masculine protagonist who is a dominant, ruthless 'alpha male' and a 'ladies man.' Female characters are often relegated to roles as 'love interests disguised as sex objects' or pawns in the male power struggle, directly contradicting the 'Girl Boss' and anti-natalist tropes.

LGBTQ+1/10

The film is a 1970s hard-boiled crime thriller focused on the male protagonist's nihilistic quest for power and wealth. The narrative adheres to a normative structure regarding sexuality and family, with no presence of alternative sexualities being centered or commentary on gender ideology.

Anti-Theism9/10

The core theme of the film is extreme nihilism and moral relativism, where the protagonist is a 'sociopathic psycho' who is 'utterly ruthless' and embraces 'unpleasantness' and 'brutal' violence for personal gain. This worldview frames morality as entirely subjective and defined by power dynamics.