Challenge to Ambition: Chapter 1

Challenge to Ambition: Chapter 1 (2009)

The powerful organization Fifth-Generation Tōdō-gumi, based in Osaka’s Minami district, is led by Wakagashira Ōtani (Ryu Daisuke), under whom Yuji Mikasa (Musashi Ken) walks the path of the old-school yakuza code. Devoted to daily sword training and upholding traditional values, Mikasa’s peaceful days take a sharp turn when he commits a murder to cover for his younger protégé. The situation spirals out of control. As the yakuza world grows more entangled with politics, the organization’s boss, Myojin, announces his retirement. Seizing the opportunity, the cunning Serizawa (Kawano Taro) plots to oust Ōtani by any means necessary. Worse still, Mikasa’s own “civilian killing” ends up pushing his respected boss into a corner...

Director: Seiichi Shirai

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	Ken Musashi as
	Daisuke Ryū as
	Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi as
	Kazuya Kimura as
	Tamotsu Ishibashi as
	Kentarou Nakakura as
	Suekichi as
	Shinya Ono as
	Masaru Matsuda as
	Shōhei Yamamoto as
	Taro Kawano as

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