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A History of the Japanese Underworld (1968)

Genre : Thriller, Crime

Runtime : 1H 30M

Director : Eiichi Kudo
Writer : Ryûnosuke Ono, Susumu Saji

Synopsis

The hero tries to unite various gangs.

Actors

Noboru Andô
Noboru Andô
Fumio Watanabe
Fumio Watanabe
Hiroko Sakuramachi
Hiroko Sakuramachi
Asao Koike
Asao Koike
Tōru Abe
Tōru Abe
Shingo Yamashiro
Shingo Yamashiro
Kenji Ushio
Kenji Ushio
Tomoo Koike
Tomoo Koike
Kunio Kaga
Kunio Kaga
Eijirô Sekine
Eijirô Sekine
Yasuhiko Shima
Yasuhiko Shima
Kazuo Nagayama
Kazuo Nagayama
Shôtarô Hayashi
Shôtarô Hayashi
Kantarô Suga
Kantarô Suga
Shinzô Hotta
Shinzô Hotta
Yoshinobu Hirose
Yoshinobu Hirose
Reiichi Hatanaka
Reiichi Hatanaka
Masaru Shiga
Masaru Shiga
Jûkei Fujioka
Jûkei Fujioka
Takamaru Sasaki
Takamaru Sasaki
Yoshihiro Igarashi
Yoshihiro Igarashi
Minken Karasawa
Minken Karasawa
Tatsuo Endō
Tatsuo Endō
Zeko Nakamura
Zeko Nakamura
Kinji Nakamura
Kinji Nakamura
Keiko Kojima
Keiko Kojima
Mieko Hoshino
Mieko Hoshino
Takeshi Kumagaya
Takeshi Kumagaya
Sachio Miyagi
Sachio Miyagi
Teruo Fujinaga
Teruo Fujinaga
Mineko Maruhira
Mineko Maruhira

Crews

Eiichi Kudo
Eiichi Kudo
Director
Hajime Kaburagi
Hajime Kaburagi
Original Music Composer
Ryûnosuke Ono
Ryûnosuke Ono
Screenplay
Susumu Saji
Susumu Saji
Screenplay
Osamu Furuya
Osamu Furuya
Director of Photography
Haruo Nakayama
Haruo Nakayama
Lighting Technician
Norimichi Igawa
Norimichi Igawa
Art Direction
Kenjirō Tōjō
Kenjirō Tōjō
Sound Recordist
Kozo Horiike
Kozo Horiike
Editor

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