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Japan's Top Gangster

Japan's Top Gangster

7.0(1)

1h 42m

1973

Released

ja

Overview

A boy born in a poor village in Tokushima spends his days idly until a chance meeting sets him on the road to becoming boss of Japan's largest gang. This epic film is the first part of greatest true-life series based on autobiography of the Yamaguchi-gumi's third leader, Taoka Kazuo.

Release Date

August 11, 1973

Production

Toei Company

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Cast

18 people

Ken Takakura

Ken Takakura

Kazuo Taoka

Acting

Tetsuro Tamba

Tetsuro Tamba

Noboru Yamaguchi

Acting

Bunta Sugawara

Bunta Sugawara

Hachiro Daicho

Acting

Kunie Tanaka

Kunie Tanaka

Acting

Kyōsuke Machida

Kyōsuke Machida

Acting

Rinichi Yamamoto

Rinichi Yamamoto

Acting

Kayo Matsuo

Kayo Matsuo

Acting

Hiroko Sakuramachi

Hiroko Sakuramachi

Acting

Michitarō Mizushima

Michitarō Mizushima

Acting

Haruo Tanaka

Haruo Tanaka

Acting

Asao Uchida

Asao Uchida

Acting

Tatsuo Endō

Tatsuo Endō

Acting

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