The Path of the King (1971)
When the aging leader of the yakuza gang Maeda-gumi decides to retire, many of the gang members have no confidence in the young man he has chosen to replace him. A fight for the succession begins.
Director:
Masahiro Makino
Writer:
Kōji Takada
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Ken Takakura as Ryutaro Fudo |
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Tomisaburō Wakayama as Torakichi Ohmatsu |
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Hiroki Matsukata as |
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Minoru Ōki as |
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Michiyo Kogure as Osai |
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Yumiko Nogawa as Owaka |
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Bin Amatsu as |
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Kanjūrō Arashi as Zenhachiro Minami |
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Tatsuo Endō as |
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Jūshirō Konoe as |
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Koji Tsuruta as Minokichi Kawai |
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Ryoichi Tamagawa as |
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Mika Kitagawa as |
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Nobuo Yana as |
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Kojirō Kawanami as |
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Kazuyo Kyomachi as |
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Ryūko Azuma as |
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Yoshiko Yashioji as |
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Akihisa Toda as |
| Directing | Masahiro Makino | Director |
| Writing | Kōji Takada | Screenplay |
| Writing | Shinji Fujiwara | Story |
| Sound | Chūji Kinoshita | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Shigeru Akatsuka | Director of Photography |
| Art | Norimichi Igawa | Production Design |