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The Boss
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The Boss

1965-01-03 · 91 min · ★ 7.0

Crime

Teruo Ishii portrays the bitter conflict over the right to develop land in a gripping and humorous way. Nakagami, the head of the Kanto Joseikai, is ordered to acquire the rights to work to level the reclaimed land and prevent the Doshikai from expanding from Kansai into Tokyo, but the interference of the Koda-gumi, associated with the Kansai Doshikai, intensifies. Nakagami's younger brother Hayami, unhappy that the situation is moving slowly, tries to blackmail the mayor into moving forward, but... A true Toei gangster film with an all-star cast including Koji Tsuruta and Ken Takakura!

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Directors
Teruo Ishii
Production companies
Toei Company
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Ken TakakuraKen Takakura
Koji TsurutaKoji Tsuruta
Yoshiko SakumaYoshiko Sakuma
Yoshiko MitaYoshiko Mita
Shigeru AmachiShigeru Amachi
Harumi SoneHarumi Sone
Kyōsuke MachidaKyōsuke Machida
Shinjirō EharaShinjirō Ehara
Sumiko FujiSumiko Fuji
Hiroyuki NagatoHiroyuki Nagato
Takamaru SasakiTakamaru Sasaki
Tōru AbeTōru Abe
Meichō SoganoyaMeichō Soganoya
Minoru ŌkiMinoru Ōki
Asao UchidaAsao Uchida
Jun UsamiJun Usami
Tatsuo EndōTatsuo Endō
Takashi KandaTakashi Kanda
Fumitake ŌmuraFumitake Ōmura
Kenji UshioKenji Ushio

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