Down with The Big Boss

In pre-war Japan, two members of a large yakuza syndicate instigate a turf war that embroils the highest echelons of Tokyo's underworld.

Cast

Bunta Sugawara

as Hachiyo Shunji

Kentarō Shimizu

as Suguru Shindo

Johnny Ohkura

as Tetsuo Kanei

Ichirō Ogura

as Takohachi Umino

Yoichi Miura

as Minoru Hasabe

Junko Natsu

as Ginko Shirasaki

Aiko Morishita

as Nanako Harumi

Eiko Matsuda

as Ukiyo

Reiko Ike

as Sayoko Iseki

Sayoko Makino

as Asako Kiuchi

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