Japan's Top Gangster (1973)

Director: Kōsaku Yamashita

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.

Cast

Ken Takakura

Kazuo Taoka

Tetsuro Tamba

Noboru Yamaguchi

Bunta Sugawara

Hachiro Daicho

Kunie Tanaka

Kyōsuke Machida

Rinichi Yamamoto

Kayo Matsuo

Hiroko Sakuramachi

Michitarō Mizushima

Haruo Tanaka