Japanese Godfather: Ambition
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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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Part of Japanese Godfather Trilogy
3 films
Cast
52 people
Shin Saburi
Kazumasa Sakura
Known for
Equinox Flower
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
Toshirō Mifune
Kosuke Oishi
Known for
Seven Samurai
Rashomon
Sadao Nakajima
Koichi Iiboshi
Goro Hikabe
Hiroki Matsukata
Shiro Matsugae
Known for
13 Assassins
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
Kôji Takada
Shigeru Okada
Bunta Sugawara
Shinsuke Tembo
Known for
Spirited Away
Tales from Earthsea
Mitsuru Taoka
Kyôko Kishida
Naoko Anekoji
Known for
Woman in the Dunes
The Face of Another
Etsushi Takahashi
Yasuo Ichinomiya
Known for
Kill!
Eros + Massacre
Sadao Nakajima Director · Kōji Takada Screenplay Koichi Iiboshi Author
First release October 29, 1977 · Produced in Japan · Original title 日本の首領 野望篇
Production
Toei Company
Production
Japan
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Original title
日本の首領 野望篇
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · October 29, 1977
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No release date listed for United States.
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