Japan's Top Gangster
1973•1h 42m•7.0•Released
ActionCrime
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.
Director
Kōsaku Yamashita
Writer
Akira Murao
Languages
Japanese
Studio
Toei Company
Cast
Ken Takakura
Kazuo Taoka
Tetsuro Tamba
Noboru Yamaguchi
Bunta Sugawara
Hachiro Daicho
Kunie Tanaka
Kyōsuke Machida
Rinichi Yamamoto
Kayo Matsuo
Hiroko Sakuramachi
Michitarō Mizushima
Haruo Tanaka
Asao Uchida
Tatsuo Endō
Eizō Kitamura
Hachirō Oka
Kenji Kusumoto
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