Movielogr
The Kingdom of Jirocho 1 (1963)
Directed by Masahiro Makino
Overview
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.
Length 102 minutes
Actors
Koji Tsuruta | Hiroki Matsukata | Yoshiko Sakuma | Hiroyuki Nagato | Shingo Yamashiro | Sumiko Fuji | Masahiko Tsugawa | Minoru Oki | Haruo Tanaka | Makoto Fujita | Kayako Sono | Fumitake Ômura | Satomi Oka | Sayuri Tachikawa | Michitarô Mizushima | Shunji Sakai | Ryôsuke Kagawa | Kinuko Obata | Kyoko Mikage | Kensaku Hara | Hiroshi Katô | Masaji Arikawa | Kinji Nakamura | Eiji Minakata | Shunya Wazaki | Masuo Kamiki | Eitarô Shindô | Tatsuko Azuma | Masao Hori | Hiroshi Mizuno | Reiko Otori | Kusuo Abe | Kinshiro Toyama | Shintaro Nasu | Kenji Kusumoto | Kogan Ashiya | Jûshirô Konoe | Kunio Kaga | Gannosuke Ashiya | Hanzo Kataoka