Gamblers and Racketeers

1964•1h 31m

CrimeDrama

Komatsu Takioka is boss of a Yakuza group rival to Masakichi Kijima boss of the Kikuya group which supports the town vendors unlike Takioka, who will stop at nothing to undermine the vendors and take over the territory. Masakichi will do all he can to protect and support the people. Ryutaro Kijima is senior son to Masakichi, though disowned, he keeps interest in the family from a distance. He will be there for his father and his hot tempered younger brother Katsuo, if they should need his loyal help.

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Cast

Chiezo Kataoka

Koji Tsuruta

Hiroki Matsukata

Minoru Ōki

Jūshirō Konoe

Chiyoko Shimakura

Nami Munakata

Sumiko Fuji

Tōru Abe

Tatsuo Endō

Yoshi Katō

Haruo Tanaka

Asao Uchida

Kusuo Abe

Daimaru Nakata

Racket Nakata

Keisuke Otori

Ichiro Chagawa

Kiyoshi Hitomi

Utako Kyō

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