Movie: A Wad of Notes

Top 10 Billed Cast

Koji Tsuruta
鶴田浩二

Ryuji Kashigawa

Hiroko Sakuramachi
桜町弘子

Akiko Kudō
工藤明子

Sen

Kyōsuke Machida
待田京介

Shinjiro

Bin Amatsu
天津敏

Asao Uchida
内田朝雄

Mojitoku

Eizō Kitamura
北村英三

Rinichi Yamamoto
山本麟一

Toramatsu

Asao Koike
小池朝雄

Kinpachi

Minoru Ōki
大木実

Sanjiro

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  • Overview

    A lone gambler tries to keep a yakuza family from taking over a festival in Kitakyushu. After away from his hometown for 13 years, Ryuji comes back and saves the town that is becoming run-down from yakuza’s ill deeds.

  • Release Date

    1970-09-09

  • Average

    7.2

  • Rating:

    3.6 starts
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  • Languages:

    日本語
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