Shimamura is a violent street thug who joins the yakuza & is merciless & unscrupulous on his rise, lacking any sense of either duty or chivalry. When imprisoned, he is repeatedly transferred from one prison to another, because no one can handle him.
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9 films
Cast
36 people
Tomisaburō Wakayama
Shimamura Seikichi
Known for
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
Black Rain
Minoru Ōki
Known for
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx
Shogun Assassin
Kyōsuke Machida
Known for
The Yakuza
Nijiko Kiyokawa
Known for
Pom Poko
Vengeance Is Mine
Bunta Sugawara
Known for
Spirited Away
Tales from Earthsea
Shingo Yamashiro
Known for
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics
Bin Amatsu
Known for
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons
Sister Street Fighter
Asao Uchida
Known for
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
Irezumi
Hōsei Komatsu
Known for
Double Suicide
Lady Snowblood
Sanae Kitabayashi
Also in
Outlaw: Black Dagger
The Killing Machine
Kenji Ushio
Known for
Kamen Rider
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons
Kyōichi Satō
Known for
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41
Kōsaku Yamashita Director · Isao Matsumoto Screenplay Motohiro Torii Screenplay
First release March 5, 1968 · Produced in Japan · Original title 極道
Production
Toei Company
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original title
極道
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · March 5, 1968
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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