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Explore the best japanese godfather trilogy movies ranked by Movie Rankings users. Our current #1 pick is Japan's Don. Browse 3 franchise titles in ranked order, with direct links to movie pages and matchup data.

Nihon No Don (日本の首領, approximately translating as The Japanese Godfather or The Japanese Don) is a Japanese trilogy of organized crime films released from 1977 to 1978. Very loosely based on the real-life exploits of Japan's biggest yakuza gangs, the series was adapted from a novel by journalist Kazuo Kasahara and was produced by Toei, who earlier rewrote the rules of the yakuza genre with Kinji Fukasaku's Battles Without Honor and Humanity.

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Japan's Don (1977)

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Japanese Godfather: Ambition (1977)

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Japanese Godfather: Conclusion (1978)

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Japan's Don is currently the highest-ranked movie in the Japanese Godfather Trilogy on Movie Rankings based on aggregate head-to-head results from the community.

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This page currently tracks 3 movies in the Japanese Godfather Trilogy.

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