During the heyday of Toei's yakuza films in 1970s, despite the company making enormous box-office profits it was reluctant to pay its staff and performers well and forced them to accept difficult commissions.
ちなみに1970年代のヤクザ映画全盛期には、莫大な興行収入を得ながらもスタッフやキャストへの金払いが悪かった事、強引なブッキングを強いた事などがあった。