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The Kanto Region Is Also Expanding
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The Kanto Region Is Also Expanding

1967-06-28 · 87 min · Not rated

Action · Drama

A man who was released from prison wanders around the Kanto region and gets involved with the local yakuza.

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Directors
Kazunari Takeda, Haruyasu Noguchi
Production companies
Nikkatsu Corporation
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Hideki TakahashiHideki TakahashiMasakichi Murase
Tamio KawachiTamio KawachiIshikawa no Torakichi
Ryoichi TamagawaRyoichi TamagawaBancho
Akira NagoyaAkira NagoyaShanghai Dragon
Daizaburo HirataDaizaburo HirataEnshumatsu
Kuriko Namino
Akiko SantoAkiko Santo
Muto Akiko
Masahiko TanimuraMasahiko Tanimura
Eiji GōEiji Gō
Ryōji HayamaRyōji Hayama
Akiyoshi Fukae
Meichō SoganoyaMeichō Soganoya
千波可奈子
Kōtarō Sugie
Shōki FukaeShōki Fukae
Saburo HiromatsuSaburo Hiromatsu
Keisuke Yukioka
Shosei MutoShosei Muto
Hiroshi Kōno

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