
Showdown of Men 3
1967-09-28 · 90 min · ★ 6.0
After being bailed out of trouble by a member of the Kaijima Clan, Ryuhei dedicates himself to saving the Kajima’s lucrative lumber business.
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- Directors
- Kōsaku Yamashita
- Production companies
- Toei Company
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Released
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Hideo Murata
Saburo Kitajima
Hiroko Sakuramachi
Ichirō Sugai
Keishiro Kojima
Masumi Tachibana
Midori Komatsu
Masaomi Kondo
Tatsuo Endō
Kyōsuke Machida
Jun Tazaki
Kinji Nakamura
Michimaro Otabe
Hiroshi Kato
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