Watch Japan's Top Gangster (1973) Official Trailer
7 / 10 IMDb August 11, 1973 1h 42m
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
Runtime
1h 42m
Release Date
August 11, 1973
Genre
Action, Crime
Status
Released
Languages
Japanese
Country
Japan
Writers
Cast
Ken Takakura
as Kazuo Taoka
Tetsuro Tamba
as Noboru Yamaguchi
Bunta Sugawara
as Hachiro Daicho
Kunie Tanaka
Kyōsuke Machida
Rinichi Yamamoto
Kayo Matsuo
Hiroko Sakuramachi
Michitarō Mizushima
Haruo Tanaka
Asao Uchida
Tatsuo Endō
Eizō Kitamura
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Hachirō Oka
Kenji Kusumoto
Shinobu Chihara
Akira Shioji
Kanjūrō Arashi
Production Companies
Toei CompanyJapan's Top Gangster Official Trailer 1973
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