1963

1h 32m

7.0(81 votes)

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Mystery

Overview

When a mysterious stranger muscles into two rival yakuza gangs, Tokyo's underworld explodes with violence.

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38 members

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宍戸錠

Jôji 'Jo' Mizuno

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渡辺美佐子

Kumiko Takeshita

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川地民夫

Hideo Nomoto

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香月美奈子

Sawako Miura

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平田大三郎

Shibata

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江角英明

Gorô Minami

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郷鍈治

Shigeru Takechi

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小林昭二

Tatsuo Nomoto

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清水将夫

Yôsuke Ishiyama

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金子信雄

Sôichi Ozawa

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上野山功一

Masao Hisano

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木浦佑三

Takeo Minegishi

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星ナオミ

Keiko

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河野弘

Seizô Honma

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玉村俊太郎

Shôichi Maeda

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鈴木瑞穂

Detective Hirokawa

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山田禅二

Fujita

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阿部百合子

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Ikuko Kimuro

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柳瀬志郎

Ken Ishizaki

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青木富夫

Terumi Matsui

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木島一郎

Detective Kôichi Takeshita - Jo's Former Partner

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Shozo Miki

Tetsuji Takeshima

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Akinori Hanamura

Detective Oshima

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Takashi Nomura

Policeman

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Gen Mihama

Policeman

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Gō Kuroda

Tokio Morikawa

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Densuke Mitsuzawa

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Ikuo Nikaido

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Hiroshi Midorikawa

Sanjirô Tsuji

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Masako Urushizawa

Hostess

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Yoshihiro Yamaguchi

Kantarô

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Kensuke Akashi

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Yasuo Itoga

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Hiroshi Takao

Detective Nomura

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Toshihiko Oda

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信欣三

Shinsuke Onodera

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Akira Hisamatsu

Detective Yamaguchi

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