
Japan's Top Gangster
Action · Crime
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.
Top Cast


Ken Takakura
Ken Takakura
Kazuo Taoka
Ken Takakura
Kazuo Taoka


Tetsuro Tamba
Tetsuro Tamba
Noboru Yamaguchi
Tetsuro Tamba
Noboru Yamaguchi


Bunta Sugawara
Bunta Sugawara
Hachiro Daicho
Bunta Sugawara
Hachiro Daicho


Kunie Tanaka
Kunie Tanaka
Kunie Tanaka


Kyōsuke Machida
Kyōsuke Machida
Kyōsuke Machida


Rinichi Yamamoto
Rinichi Yamamoto
Rinichi Yamamoto


Kayo Matsuo
Kayo Matsuo
Kayo Matsuo


Hiroko Sakuramachi
Hiroko Sakuramachi
Hiroko Sakuramachi


Michitarō Mizushima
Michitarō Mizushima
Michitarō Mizushima


Haruo Tanaka
Haruo Tanaka
Haruo Tanaka
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