Japanese Godfather: Ambition
Japanese Godfather: Ambition

Japanese Godfather: Ambition

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1977
2h 21m
8.8(2 votes)
Crime
Drama

Overview

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

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Production Companies

Toei Company

Cast & Crew

46 members
Acting

佐分利信

Kazumasa Sakura

佐分利信
Acting

三船敏郎

Kosuke Oishi

三船敏郎
Acting

松方弘樹

Shiro Matsugae

松方弘樹
Acting

菅原文太

Shinsuke Tembo

菅原文太
Acting

岸田今日子

Naoko Anekoji

岸田今日子
Acting

高橋悦史

Yasuo Ichinomiya

高橋悦史
Writing

野坂昭如

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Kyoko Nami

Yukiko Kawamoto

No Image
Acting

藤岡琢也

Genkichi Tarui

藤岡琢也
Acting

小沢栄太郎

Daizo Okayama

小沢栄太郎
Acting

嵐寛寿郎

Yanosuke Kawamoto

嵐寛寿郎
Acting

福本清三

Nobuo Kobayashi

福本清三
Acting

ひろみ摩耶

Anna Motoyama

ひろみ摩耶
Acting

Sayoko Ninomiya

Toshiko Ichinomiya

Sayoko Ninomiya
Acting

金子信雄

Hirano

金子信雄
Acting

小池朝雄

Akimasa Onizawa

小池朝雄
Acting

金沢碧

Kaoru Miura

金沢碧
Acting

佐藤慶

Sekino

佐藤慶
Acting

成田三樹夫

Seiji Kataoka

成田三樹夫
Acting

渡辺文雄

Keizo Tashiro

渡辺文雄
Acting

東恵美子

Yukie Sakura

東恵美子
Acting

小松方正

Shigemitsu Sanada

小松方正
Acting

志賀勝

Saburo Murakami

志賀勝
Acting

内田朝雄

Kikuo Oyama

内田朝雄
Acting

渥美国泰

Rentaro Setoyama

No Image
Acting

Tomio Fujimura

Hisataro Dan

No Image
Acting

浜田寅彦

Goto

浜田寅彦
Acting

星正人

Kazunori Shibata

星正人
Acting

岩尾正隆

Giichi Arahama

岩尾正隆
Acting

森山周一郎

Narrator

森山周一郎
Acting

中村錦司

Okuda

中村錦司
Acting

西田良

Ichiro Funase

西田良
Acting

錦野旦

Yoichiro Wakamiya

錦野旦
Acting

野口貴史

Kazuo Miyanoura

野口貴史
Acting

Hiromi Okamoto

Toshiko Maeda

No Image
Acting

Maki Orihara

Makiko Sakura

No Image
Acting

Akira Morita

Hideki Yokokawa

No Image
Crew

Joshua Romeo

Al Sanders

No Image
Acting

小泉洋子

Natsuko Miho

小泉洋子
Acting

茂山千之丞

Jintoku Ryu

No Image
Sound

Yasuhiro Suzuki

Yoshio Shirakawa

No Image
Acting

橘麻紀

Akiko Minowa

No Image
Acting

田島 義文

Masatoshi Kojima

田島 義文
Acting

オスマン・ユセフ

Unknown Role

オスマン・ユセフ
Acting

阿波地大輔

Unknown Role

阿波地大輔
Acting

ユセフ・トルコ

Suber Ananta (uncredited)

No Image

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