Action ·Crime · Japan · 1973 · 1h 42m

Japan's Top Gangster

山口組三代目

Japan's Top Gangster poster
Director
Kōsaku Yamashita
Cast
Ken Takakura as Kazuo Taoka Tetsuro Tamba as Noboru Yamaguchi Bunta Sugawara as Hachiro Daicho Kunie Tanaka as Kyōsuke Machida as Rinichi Yamamoto as
Crew
Shintarō Miyamoto — Editor Chūji Kinoshita — Original Music Composer Akira Murao — Screenplay
Synopsis

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.

Trailer Japan's Top Gangster — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
yakuza任侠
Key Collaborators
Kōsaku Yamashita Director Shintarō Miyamoto Editor Chūji Kinoshita Original Music Composer Akira Murao Screenplay
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