24 March 1979 Drama, Crime 137 mins
In pre-war Japan, two members of a large yakuza syndicate instigate a turf war that embroils the highest echelons of Tokyo's underworld.
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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
Maki Tachibana as Kuniyo Yashiro
Kirin Kiki as Okonomiyaki Manager
Shin Kishida as Assassin
Kō Nishimura as Glass-Eating Mime
Sadao Nakajima Screenplay
Sadao Nakajima Director
Fumio Kōnami Screenplay
Koichi Morita Original Music Composer
Isamu Ichida Editor
Norimichi Igawa Art Direction
Teruhiko Arakawa Sound Recordist
Toshio Masuda Director of Photography
Sochô no kubi Trailer
Japan 24 March 1979
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