Japan's Top Gangster (1973)
A boy born in a poor village in Tokushima spends his days idly until a chance meeting sets him on the road to becoming boss of Japan's largest gang. This epic film is the first part of greatest true-life series based on autobiography of the Yamaguchi-gumi's third leader, Taoka Kazuo.
Director:
Kōsaku Yamashita
Writer:
Akira Murao
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Ken Takakura as Kazuo Taoka |
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Tetsuro Tamba as Noboru Yamaguchi |
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Bunta Sugawara as Hachiro Daicho |
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Kunie Tanaka as |
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Kyōsuke Machida as |
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Rinichi Yamamoto as |
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Kayo Matsuo as |
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Hiroko Sakuramachi as |
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Michitarō Mizushima as |
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Haruo Tanaka as |
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Asao Uchida as |
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Tatsuo Endō as |
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Eizō Kitamura as |
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Hachirō Oka as |
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Kenji Kusumoto as |
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Shinobu Chihara as |
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Akira Shioji as |
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Kanjūrō Arashi as |
| Directing | Kōsaku Yamashita | Director |
| Editing | Shintarō Miyamoto | Editor |
| Writing | Kazuo Taoka | Original Concept |
| Sound | Chūji Kinoshita | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Akira Murao | Screenplay |
