CinemaOSMovie · 1973 · 1h 42m

Japan's Top Gangster

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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.

Directed byKōsaku Yamashita

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 42m
Language
JA
Released
August 11, 1973
Studios
Toei Company

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「山口組三代目」(公開年月日 1973年08月11日)　予告篇

「山口組三代目」(公開年月日 1973年08月11日)　予告篇

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Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Ken Takakura

Ken Takakura

Kazuo Taoka

Tetsuro Tamba

Tetsuro Tamba

Noboru Yamaguchi

Bunta Sugawara

Bunta Sugawara

Hachiro Daicho

Kunie Tanaka

Kunie Tanaka

Kyōsuke Machida

Kyōsuke Machida

Rinichi Yamamoto

Rinichi Yamamoto

Kayo Matsuo

Kayo Matsuo

Hiroko Sakuramachi

Hiroko Sakuramachi

Michitarō Mizushima

Michitarō Mizushima

Haruo Tanaka

Haruo Tanaka

Creative team
Directed by
Kōsaku Yamashita
Kōsaku Yamashita
Written by
Akira Murao

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