Crime ·Drama · Japan · 1977 · 2h 21m

Japanese Godfather: Ambition

日本の首領 野望篇

Japanese Godfather: Ambition poster
Director
Sadao Nakajima
Cast
Shin Saburi as Kazumasa Sakura Toshirō Mifune as Kosuke Oishi Hiroki Matsukata as Shiro Matsugae Bunta Sugawara as Shinsuke Tembo Kyôko Kishida as Naoko Anekoji Etsushi Takahashi as Yasuo Ichinomiya
Crew
Toshio Masuda — Director of Photography Toshirō Mayuzumi — Original Music Composer Toshiro Kuro — Original Music Composer Harumi Ibe — Original Music Composer Kōji Takada — Screenplay Koichi Iiboshi — Novel
Synopsis

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

Key Collaborators
Sadao Nakajima Director Toshio Masuda Director of Photography Toshirō Mayuzumi Original Music Composer Toshiro Kuro Original Music Composer Harumi Ibe Original Music Composer Kōji Takada Screenplay Koichi Iiboshi Novel
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