The Kingdom of Jirocho 1
次郎長三国志
Release: 1963-10-19
·Runtime: 102m
·★ 6.0
The tale of real-life Yakuza boss Shimizu Jirocho is told from his earliest beginnings as a gambler on the road as he forms his gang and sets out on the path to fame and fortune. One of the smartest and strongest of all the gang bosses, he went on to survive the end of the samurai era and become a successful businessman. But first, he must survive against all odds in order to build his reputation and develop his strength. Powerful portrayals of the group are led by the great Tsuruta Koji with help from the likes of Matsukata Hiroki.
Production Countries
Japan
Production Companies
Toei Company
Cast
Yoshiko Sakuma
Hiroyuki Nagato
Sumiko Fuji
Eiji Minakata
Hiroki Matsukata
Masahiko Tsugawa
Kensaku Hara
Fumitake Ōmura
Masaharu Arikawa
Minoru Ōki
Haruo Tanaka
Shunji Sakai
Kinuko Obata
Eitarō Shindō
Sayuri Tachikawa
Michitarō Mizushima
Jūshirō Konoe
as Ogawa
Kunio Kaga
Gannosuke Ashiya
Shingo Yamashiro
Kyoko Mikage
Kinji Nakamura
Kayako Sono
Satomi Oka
Hiroshi Kato
Kusuo Abe
Makoto Fujita
Ryōsuke Kagawa
Kenji Kusumoto
Koji Tsuruta
as Shimizu no Jirocho
