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Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers

An honorable yakuza syndicate deeply rooted in Kyoto fights for survival when a new breed of gangsters threaten their very existence.

Top Cast

  • Koji Tsuruta

    Koji Tsuruta

  • Fumio Watanabe

    Fumio Watanabe

  • Takashi Shimura

    Takashi Shimura

  • Hitomi Nozoe

    Hitomi Nozoe

  • Sanae Kitabayashi

    Sanae Kitabayashi

  • Asao Uchida

    Asao Uchida

  • Tatsuo Endō

    Tatsuo Endō

  • Kei Taguchi

    Kei Taguchi

  • Tetsuya Yamaoka

    Tetsuya Yamaoka

Overview

An honorable yakuza syndicate deeply rooted in Kyoto fights for survival when a new breed of gangsters threaten their very existence.

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