
Chivalrous Man: Junkyard of Life
Crime · Drama
Overview
End of the Taisho period. In the city of Kiryu, where the wind is constantly blowing, the heads of the yakuza families of Kanhasshu (eight Kanto provinces) were to raise funds for the construction of the Chuji Kunisada monument. Responsible for the fundraiser was Jokichi from the Asami family, but Matsugoro from the Kuromatsu family, who wanted to become the greatest boss of the Kanhasshu yakuza, is trying to take over the textile market that Jokichi controls and intercept the fundraiser.
Top Cast


Hideki Takahashi
Hideki Takahashi
Inazuma no Tanji
Hideki Takahashi
Inazuma no Tanji


Tadao Nakamaru
Tadao Nakamaru
Jokichi Asami
Tadao Nakamaru
Jokichi Asami


Etsuko Nami
Etsuko Nami
Shizu
Etsuko Nami
Shizu


Shinsuke Ashida
Shinsuke Ashida
Boss Yosida
Shinsuke Ashida
Boss Yosida


Kanjūrō Arashi
Kanjūrō Arashi
Kanjūrō Arashi


Tōru Abe
Tōru Abe
Tōru Abe


Shirō Ōtsuji
Shirō Ōtsuji
Shirō Ōtsuji


Shirō Yanase
Shirō Yanase
Shirō Yanase


Shōki Fukae
Shōki Fukae
Shōki Fukae


Machiko Yashiro
Machiko Yashiro
Machiko Yashiro
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