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Japanese Godfather: Ambition

1977·141 min

Japanese Godfather: Ambition

Directed by Sadao Nakajima

CrimeDrama

An ambitious Kansai yakuza don moves in on Tokyo using financial and political tactics, sparking conflict with a local criminal association.

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Kazumasa Sakura

Toshirō Mifune

Kosuke Oishi

Hiroki Matsukata

Shiro Matsugae

Shinsuke Tembo

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Toshirō Mayuzumi

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Japanese Godfather: Ambition (1977) is about an ambitious Kansai yakuza don moves in on Tokyo using financial and political tactics, sparking conflict with a local criminal association.

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Sadao Nakajima directed Japanese Godfather: Ambition (1977).

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