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Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido

Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido

1962•1h 29m
DramaCrimeHistory

Adventures of famous yakuza boss Jirocho and his disciples who settle in Kofu.

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Production

Toei Company

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Kinnosuke Nakamura

Kinnosuke Nakamura

Satomi Oka

Satomi Oka

Michiko Hoshi

Michiko Hoshi

Noriko Kitazawa

Noriko Kitazawa

Jerry Fujio

Jerry Fujio

Kiyoshi Atsumi

Kiyoshi Atsumi

Minoru Chiaki

Minoru Chiaki

Eijirō Yanagi

Eijirō Yanagi

Fumitake Ōmura

Fumitake Ōmura

Chōichirō Kawarasaki

Chōichirō Kawarasaki

Isao Yamagata

Isao Yamagata

Tomoko Watanabe

Michitarō Mizushima

Michitarō Mizushima

Haruo Tanaka

Haruo Tanaka

Kunio Kaga

Kunio Kaga

Masuo Kamiki

Ryōsuke Kagawa

Ryōsuke Kagawa

Tsukie Matsuura

Masao Hori

Ryuji Kita

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