Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather (1982)
Onimasa is the egocentric boss of a small yakuza clan on Shikoku Island, whose criminal duties conflict with his self-image as a chivalrous samurai. His struggles with his boss, the Shikoku Godfather, and the tumultuous life of his adopted daughter, Matsue, form the backdrop of this epic tale of justice, obedience, and bloody vengeance.
Director:
Hideo Gosha
Writer:
Kōji Takada
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Tatsuya Nakadai as Masagoro Kiryuin - Onimasa |
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Masako Natsume as Matsue Kiryûin |
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Shima Iwashita as Uta Kiryûin |
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Tetsuro Tamba as Uichi Suda, The Big Boss |
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Akiko Kana as Tsuru |
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Emi Shindō as Emiwaka, 2nd Mistress |
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Akiko Nakamura as Botan, 3rd Mistress |
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Mari Natsuki as Akio, Opponent's Mistress |
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Mikio Narita as |
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Tatsuo Umemiya as |
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Eitarō Ozawa as Genichiro Tanabe |
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Isao Natsuyagi as |
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Hideo Murota as |
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Ryōhei Uchida as Hirazo Suenaga |
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Kei Yamamoto as |
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Katsuhiko Watabiki as Jiro Mikazuki |
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Naoya Makoto as Tetsuo Sudo |
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Isamu Ago as |
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Koji Yakusho as |
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Kinzō Sakura as |
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Kaori Takasugi as Hanako Kiryûin |
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Nobuko Sendo as Matsue Kiryûin as a girl |
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Torahiko Hamada as |
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Masahiko Tanimura as |
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Masataka Iwao as |
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Minoru Uchida as |
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Shōtarō Hayashi as |
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Tamaki Miyagawa as |
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Hiroshi Iwashita as |
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Ken'ichi Matsuno as |
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Toru Masuoka as |
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Yoshinobu Hirose as |
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Sachio Miyagi as |
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Seizō Fukumoto as |
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Tankurô as |
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Hiroshi Okawa as |
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Kenzō Katsuno as |
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Kayoko Tominaga as |
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Shunji Sasaki as |
| Writing | Kōji Takada | Screenplay |
| Production | Takeshi Endô | Producer |
| Sound | Mitsuaki Kanno | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Fujio Morita | Director of Photography |
| Lighting | Yoshiaki Masuda | Lighting Technician |
| Art | Yoshinobu Nishioka | Art Direction |
| Sound | Kiyoshige Hirai | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Teruhiko Arakawa | Sound Recordist |
| Editing | Isamu Ichida | Editor |
| Directing | Hideo Gosha | Director |
| Writing | Tomiko Miyao | Novel |
| Sound | Yoji Takemoto | Sound Effects |
| Art | Kouji Kiwanami | Decorator |