The Path of the King
When the aging leader of the yakuza gang Maeda-gumi decides to retire, many of the gang members have no confidence in the young man he has chosen to replace him. A fight for the succession begins.
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Top Cast
Ken Takakura
Ryutaro Fudo
Tomisaburō Wakayama
Torakichi Ohmatsu
Hiroki Matsukata
Minoru Ōki
Michiyo Kogure
Osai
Yumiko Nogawa
Owaka
Bin Amatsu
Kanjūrō Arashi
Zenhachiro Minami
Tatsuo Endō
Jūshirō Konoe
Koji Tsuruta
Minokichi Kawai
Ryoichi Tamagawa
Mika Kitagawa
Nobuo Yana
Kojirō Kawanami
Kazuyo Kyomachi
Ryūko Azuma
Yoshiko Yashioji
Akihisa Toda
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