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Gambler Biography

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1968•1h 38m•6.0/10
Crime

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6.0/10(2)

Historical Yakuza gangster film set the early years of the Showa era.

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Production

Toei Company

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Koji Tsuruta

Koji Tsuruta

Yûjirô Wakamatsu

Minoru Ōki

Minoru Ōki

Osamu Kawada

Sanae Kitabayashi

Sanae Kitabayashi

Nobuko Kawada

Tomisaburō Wakayama

Tomisaburō Wakayama

Adachi Sanji

Sumiko Fuji

Sumiko Fuji

Kasuya

Ken Takakura

Ken Takakura

Saburo Kitajima

Saburo Kitajima

Kôhei Kozakura

Masumi Tachibana

Masumi Tachibana

Okumi

Toshi Amatsu

Tsunekichi Kanemitsu

Hitamura Nawa

Jirô Kanemitsu

Eizō Kitamura

Eizō Kitamura

Nenbutsu Kane

Akira Shioji

Akira Shioji

Obake No Ichi

Nobuo Yana

Nobuo Yana

Debatora

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