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1973

Japan's Top Gangster

Directed by Kōsaku Yamashita

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.

Duration

1h 42m

Released

August 11, 1973

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Cast18

  • Ken Takakura
  • Tetsuro Tamba
  • Bunta Sugawara
  • Kunie Tanaka
  • Kyōsuke Machida
  • Rinichi Yamamoto
  • Kayo Matsuo
  • Hiroko Sakuramachi
  • Michitarō Mizushima

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