Afraid to Die
On his release from prison a young yakuza, along with his brother, decides to turn his back on criminal life instead of taking over the position of his recently deceased father, boss of the Asahina clan. But their exit proves more difficult than planned when their rival clan steps in to exact revenge.
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Top Cast
Yukio Mishima
Takeo Asahina
Ayako Wakao
Yoshie Koizumi
Keizō Kawasaki
Shoichi Koizumi
Eiji Funakoshi
Susumu Aikawa
Takashi Shimura
Gohei Hirayama
Yoshie Mizutani
Masako Katori
Michiko Ono
Ayako Takatsu
Mayumi Kurata
Shigeru Kōyama
Masa
Ken Mitsuda
Jun Negami
Yusaku Sagara
Mantarō Ushio
Reizaburo Yamamoto
Daizaburo
Jun Hamamura
Doctor
Eiichi Takamura
Akama
Koh Sugita
Kinuki
Kisao Tobita
Kenji
Tōru Konoki
Nozawa
Jun Osanai
Saburo Handa
Tatsuo Hanabu
Iwasaki
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