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The Last True Yakuza (1985)

Genre : Drama, Crime

Runtime : 2H 5M

Director : Kōsaku Yamashita

Synopsis

A made man during the height of Hiroshima's yakuza turf war must maneuver through the violence and betrayal inside the criminal underworld.

Actors

Hiroki Matsukata
Hiroki Matsukata
Shin'ichi Chiba
Shin'ichi Chiba
Koji Tsuruta
Koji Tsuruta
Yutaka Enatsu
Yutaka Enatsu
Yoshihiro Omatsu
Sumiko Hidaka
Sumiko Hidaka
Guts Ishimatsu
Guts Ishimatsu
Shigeru Izumiya
Shigeru Izumiya
Shunsuke Kariya
Shunsuke Kariya
Ryo Kinomoto
Ryo Kinomoto
Kyōsuke Machida
Kyōsuke Machida
Naoya Makoto
Naoya Makoto
Tōru Minegishi
Tōru Minegishi
Yuriko Mishima
Yuriko Mishima
Koji Moritsugu
Koji Moritsugu
Kinnosuke Nakamura
Kinnosuke Nakamura
Mikio Narita
Mikio Narita
Jirô Okazaki
Jirô Okazaki
Kentarô Shimizu
Kentarô Shimizu
Tappei Shimokawa
Tappei Shimokawa
Ryūji Shinagawa
Ryūji Shinagawa
Tetsurō Tamba
Tetsurō Tamba
Yoshitaka Tanba
Yoshitaka Tanba
Tatsuo Umemiya
Tatsuo Umemiya
Nana Okada
Nana Okada

Crews

Kōsaku Yamashita
Kōsaku Yamashita
Director
Akira Murao
Akira Murao
Writer
Tan Takaiwa
Tan Takaiwa
Producer
Harumi Ibe
Harumi Ibe
Music
Tatsuo Suzuki
Tatsuo Suzuki
Director of Photography

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