Japan's Top Gangster

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

August 11, 1973

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

Toei Company

Cast

Tatsuo Endō,Bunta Sugawara,Michitarō Mizushima,Asao Uchida,Kenji Kusumoto,Ken Takakura,Kyōsuke Machida,Rinichi Yamamoto,Akira Shioji,Hachirō Okaand 8 more

Director

Kōsaku Yamashita

Writer

Kazuo Taoka,Akira Murao

Music

Chūji Kinoshita

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0070936