Jirocho Rises in Fame

Top 10 Billed Cast

Akio Kobori
小堀阿吉雄

Setsuko Wakayama
若山セツ子

Michiko Toyoshima
Michiko Toyoshima

Yoshiko Hirose
広瀬嘉子

Torazo Hirosawa
広沢虎造

Seizaburō Kawazu
河津清三郎

Haruo Tanaka
田中春男

Kusuo Abe
阿部九洲男

Kenji Mori
森健二

Toranosuke Ogawa
小川虎之助

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    The rise of the famed gambler.

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    1952-12-04

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