Silk Hat Boss
6.8
In a strange outfit and full of youthful energy, the explosive Boss Kumatora raises hell like there's no tomorrow. The first movie of a new series starring Wakayama Tomisaburo as everybody's favorite character Boss Kumatora from the Red Peony Gambler series. Having made a fortune in the Russo-Japanese War, the Kumatora Family migrates to Kyushu to take on a military-related job. There they encounter the evil and malicious interference of the Chindai family of Kumamoto, and Boss Kumatora boldly fights back with the help of O'Ryu the Red Peony. A super entertaining film with non-stop comedy and action directed by Suzuki Norifumi.
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Cast
36 people
Tomisaburō Wakayama
Torakichi "Kumotora" Kumasaka
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Sumiko Fuji
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Masumi Harukawa
Choko
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Hachiko
Gorō Ibuki
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Ichirō Sugai
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Tatsuo Endō
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Takuzō Kawatani
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Masaru Shiga
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Nijiko Kiyokawa
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Bin Amatsu
Taichiro Kito, Bin
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Kōji Sekiyama
Otsubo Komazo
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Masaharu Arikawa
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The Kyoto Connection
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Norifumi Suzuki Director · Kōji Takada Writer Toshiaki Tsushima Composer
First release June 25, 1970 · Produced in Japan · Original title シルクハットの大親分
Production
Toei Company
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original title
シルクハットの大親分
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · June 25, 1970
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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