Succession

A bumbling stockbroker-turned-yakuza is tasked with ensuring that an alcoholic boss is up to the task of arbitrating his syndicate's succession ceremony.

Cast

Hiroyuki Sanada

as Masakazu Yoshinari

Ken Ogata

as Daisaku Kadota

Yuko Kotegawa

as Megumi Kadota

Tatsuo Umemiya

as Toshimitsu Hanamura

Shinsuke Ashida

as Eikichi Doba

Daisuke Ryū

as Tadashi Senda

Takuzō Kawatani

as Kyozo Shigeta

Asao Uchida

as Iwao Gankin

Ryūji Shinagawa

as Kinji Yajimori

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