Movie: The Yakuza Code Still Lives

Top 10 Billed Cast

Hiroki Matsukata
Hiroki Matsukata

Hiroshi Jinno

Akira Kobayashi
Akira Kobayashi

Akimitsu Hojo

Yutaka Nakajima
Yutaka Nakajima

Ryoko

Tomomi Satô
Tomomi Satô

Hideo Murota
室田 日出男

Tsuneyuki Okimoto

Takuzō Kawatani
Takuzō Kawatani

Teruhisa Yoshinaga

Kenji Imai
Kenji Imai

Shibata

Tatsuo Endō
Tatsuo Endō

Shinichirō Mikami
Shinichirō Mikami

Minoru Sakamoto

Michirō Minami
Michirō Minami

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  • Overview

    After spending eight years in prison for murder, Hiroshi leaves his yakuza family to start a new life as a labor racketeer.

  • Release Date

    1976-12-04

  • Average

    7

  • Rating:

    3.5 starts
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  • Languages:

    日本語
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