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Japan's Top Gangster

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.

Top Cast

  • 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

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.

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