Summaries

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 is a 'fact-based yakuza/action drama based on the biography of one of the prime movers and latter-day founders of the modern Yamaguchi - gumi, or Yamaguchi gang. The Yamaguchi - gumi, for a very long time post - WW2, was one of the largest yakuza groups in the Japanese nation.—BGP

Details

Keywords
  • yakuza
  • based on novel
Genres
  • Action
  • Crime
  • Drama
Release date Aug 10, 1973
Countries of origin Japan
Language Japanese
Production companies Toei Company

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 46m
Color Color
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio

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