Yakuza Ladies

Part of Yakuza Ladies series

1986•2h 0m•5.3/10

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5.3/10(11)

When her crime boss husband is sent to prison, a woman assumes control of one of the most powerful gangs in Japan.

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Toei Company

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Cast

Shima Iwashita

Tamaki Awazu

Rino Katase

Makoto Ike

Akiko Kana

Yasuko Koito

Riki Takeuchi

Taichi Hanada

Koujiro Shimizu

Hanji Kiyono

Shôko Ieda

Kiyomi

Yasuko Naito

Megumi

Junko Enjou

Akiko Kawase

Yasuko Haru

Yukari

Yasuko Yagami

Hatsu

Meika Seri

Kumi Hayasaki

Nao Asuka

Takie

Moeko Ezawa

Yukie

Katsuhiko Kobayashi

Toyama

Masataka Naruse

Mansaku Fuwa

Detective

Masaharu Arikawa

Masataka Iwao

Tatsuo Kakinuma

Koji Mizukami

Ben Tsuyuki

Yoshihiro Igarashi

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