The King of Minami (1993)
The first in a series of original video animations based on the popular manga by Dai Tennoji and Rikiya Go. The main character is Ginjiro Manda, a man who runs a black market and is feared as "the demon of Minami" by those around him. Ryuichi Sakagami, who came to Minami with the dream of becoming a gangster, applied to be Ginjiro's apprentice. As his first job, Ginjiro orders Ryuichi to collect money from Kyozo Washioka, a disgraced executive of Naniwa-kai. One day, Ginjiro helps Washioka open a video game café, to win back the money he lost gambling and regain his honor within the Naniwa-kai.
Director:
Yoshitaka Fujimoto
Writer:
Yū Yamamoto
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Yoshito Yasuhara as Ginjiro Manda |
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Horimoto et al. as Ryuichi Sakagami |
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Daisuke Gori as Kyozo Washioka |
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Ryoko Sakakibara as Makiko |
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Hochu Otsuka as information |
| Writing | Yū Yamamoto | Screenplay |
| Directing | Yoshitaka Fujimoto | Director |