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Oct 29, 1977
141 min
Full-HD

Japanese Godfather: Ambition (1977)

An ambitious Kansai yakuza don moves in on Tokyo using financial and political tactics, sparking conflict with a local criminal association.

Category

Crime Drama

Country

Japan

Companies

Toei Company

Shin Saburi

Kazumasa Sakura

Toshirō Mifune

Kosuke Oishi

Hiroki Matsukata

Shiro Matsugae

Bunta Sugawara

Shinsuke Tembo

Kyôko Kishida

Naoko Anekoji

Etsushi Takahashi

Yasuo Ichinomiya

Akiyuki Nosaka

Kyoko Nami

Yukiko Kawamoto

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