Third Generation Boss(1974)
Based on Kazuo Taoka's autobiography, this film follows a Kobe gangster as he builds the small Yamaguchi-gumi into Japan's largest criminal clan.
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「三代目襲名」(公開年月日 1974年08月10日) 予告篇 - Trailer
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