Shibuya, Tokyo. Yoichi and Michio are a pair of hoodlums who make their living as bookies at horse races. One day, Yoichi's companion commits a crime, which leads him to become a real yakuza. In this way Yoichi wishes to put an end to his hoodlum days, but on the other hand he has to leave his brother Michio behind...
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Kyôhei Shibata
Yoichi Fujikawa
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Kazuhiko Honda
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Tōru Kawashima Director · Shōji Kaneko Screenplay Ken'ichi Takashima Editor
First release November 17, 1984 · Produced in Japan · Production Fuji Television Network
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Premier International Corporation
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Fuji Television Network
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Japan
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Original title
チ・ン・ピ・ラ
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Japanese
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Japanese
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Japan · November 17, 1984
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