Crime ·Action · Japan · 1971 · 1h 36m

The Path of the King

日本やくざ伝　総長への道

Director

Cast

Ken Takakura as Ryutaro Fudo Tomisaburō Wakayama as Torakichi Ohmatsu Hiroki Matsukata as Minoru Ōki as Michiyo Kogure as Osai Yumiko Nogawa as Owaka

Crew

Shigeru Akatsuka — Director of Photography Chūji Kinoshita — Original Music Composer Kōji Takada — Screenplay Shinji Fujiwara — Story Norimichi Igawa — Production Design

Synopsis

When the aging leader of the yakuza gang Maeda-gumi decides to retire, many of the gang members have no confidence in the young man he has chosen to replace him. A fight for the succession begins.

Key Collaborators

Masahiro Makino Director Shigeru Akatsuka Director of Photography Chūji Kinoshita Original Music Composer Kōji Takada Screenplay Shinji Fujiwara Story Norimichi Igawa Production Design

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