Big Time Gambling Boss

Big Time Gambling Boss

1968•1h 35m•7.2/10

DramaCrimeThriller

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.2/10(14)

Tokyo, 1934. The boss of the clan that controls gambling agonizes and some of his followers propose to Nakai to take his place, but he refuses the offer.

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Production

Toei Company

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Koji Tsuruta

Koji Tsuruta

Shinjirô Nakai

Sumiko Fuji

Sumiko Fuji

Hiroe

Hiroko Sakuramachi

Hiroko Sakuramachi

Tsuyako

Hiroshi Nawa

Hiroshi Nawa

Kôhei Ishido

Harumi Sone

Harumi Sone

Iwakichi Mizutani

Takamaru Sasaki

Takamaru Sasaki

Gisuke Kawashima

Shinichirō Mikami

Shinichirō Mikami

Otokichi Kobayashi

Tomisaburō Wakayama

Tomisaburō Wakayama

Tetsuo Matsuda

Nobuo Kaneko

Nobuo Kaneko

Tasaburô Senba

Meichō Soganoya

Meichō Soganoya

Uichirô Nishio

Yōichi Numata

Yōichi Numata

Susumu Noguchi

Kinji Nakamura

Kinji Nakamura

Yūsaku Aoki

Michimaro Otabe

Michimaro Otabe

Tsuneji Kitagawa

Kensaku Hara

Kensaku Hara

Tomojirô Goi

Keishiro Kojima

Keishiro Kojima

Konishi

Kazutarō Kuni

Sônosuke Iwakura

Kinya Suzuki

Kenji

Mitsukazu Kawamura

Young Man A

Masao Hori

Sadazô Sakagami

Ryōta Minowada

Sakichi Ichikawa

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