Troops of Darkness

Top 10 Billed Cast

Tsunehiko Watase
渡瀬恒彦

Bunjaku Han
范文雀

Tetsuro Tamba
丹波哲郎

Jerry Fujio
ジェリー藤尾

Hōsei Komatsu
小松方正

Fumio Watanabe
渡辺文雄

Machiko Yashiro
八代万智子

Shingo Yamashiro
山城新伍

Tatsuo Umemiya
梅宮辰夫

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    A disgraced yakuza member, framed for the murder of his boss, emerges from prison eight years later with revenge on his mind.

  • Release Date

    1971-11-10

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    日本語
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