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Takumi is a sexually frustrated high school freshman Yanki (Japanese delinquent) with an unrivaled iron fist. Along with his group of loyal friends, they plan to take over all Japanese high schools to be the top Yanki, but Takumi's first love deters him from this goal...
This is the new Gachiban series of juvenile delinquent action films in which young stars can be seen in flashy fight scenes. The hard struggle of the hero who comes from a suburban town to Shibuya in Tokyo is portrayed realistically with guerilla style shooting. High school dropout Kuronaga Yuto (Kubota Masataka) hears that his school upperclassman Yoshio (Suzunosuke) has control over Shibuya, the sacred ground for juvenile delinquents, and goes to the downtown area to become his "pupil." However, Yoshio, whom he meets again after a long time, has become a weakling who works hard at a part-time job distributing packets of tissues to passers-by.
Monji Mori comes to Tokyo to meet up with his old friend, Nakajima, who attempts to persuade Monji to come join the local yakuza. Monji quickly runs into some trouble with one of their members, which leads a small screw up to turn into an alleged murder. The yakuza want Monji a dead man. Will his fists alone be enough to escape this dire situation?
After failing to enroll at night school, Hayato has somehow found a new job as a bouncer. During the day, he is confronted by a middle schooler who tells him off when he tries to leave a cigarette butt on the ground. He brushes her off, only for her to run into Yocchan while he was begging for donation money the next day. She is unaware of the fact that it's a scam, and wants to help him.
Takumi, the former boss of the Black Black Black Skull Gang, is about to graduate and he chooses Taiga as his successor. During the handover, a transfer student named Monji tries to usurp the throne of the Black Skull Gang.
Monji has earned the title of second generation boss of the Black Black Black Skull Gang. He promised Takumi to conquer the country with the Black Skull Gang but in reality, he has trouble seeing it happen. While confused, he builds friendships with Aoyama and another transfer student, Rei.
This is the second film in the Gachiban MAX series of juvenile delinquent action films, filmed in a guerrilla style and featuring realistic fight scenes. Kubota Masataka stars in this one, as he did in the first film, with handsome new actors added in vivid fight scenes. Kuronaga Yuto (Kubota), who took control of Shibuya in the first film, moves into Kabukicho in Shinjuku. He challenges a fight against Aikawa Koji (Matsuzaki Yutaka) the Kabukicho high school gang leader who does any bad thing he likes and manipulates yakuza and nightclub hosts with money.
High school dropout Hayato gets locked up in juvenile prison, where his usual stuck up attitude puts him in trouble with the other delinquents. This installment marks the return of undefeated Yanki (Japanese delinquent) boss, Monji Mori, who becomes Hayato’s nemesis.
Tokio has crushed the leader of the gang he was recruited by to scam people. But, this gets him in trouble with his superior, Baba senpai, who is backed by the yakuza. As a result, Tokio is forced to work for the yakuza, helping them train illegal immigrants to work at a brothel.
Monji Mori receives a sudden goodbye letter from his friend Rei. As the Black Skull Gang continues to pursue national conquest, they meet Manta, a Kansai Yanki (Japanese delinquent) Boss, and Mina, a girl who seems to have taken a special interest in Monji.