

Yakuza Wives
1986-11-15 · 120 min · ★ 5.5
When her crime boss husband is sent to prison, a woman assumes control of one of the most powerful gangs in Japan.
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- Directors
- Hideo Gosha
- Production companies
- Toei Company
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Shima IwashitaTamaki Awazu
Rino KataseMakoto Ike
Akiko KanaYasuko Koito
Riki TakeuchiTaichi Hanada
Koujiro ShimizuHanji Kiyono
Shôko IedaKiyomi
Yasuko HaruYukari
Yasuko YagamiHatsu
Meika SeriKumi Hayasaki
Nao AsukaTakie
Moeko EzawaYukie
Katsuhiko KobayashiToyama
Masataka Naruse
Mansaku FuwaDetective
Masaharu Arikawa
Masataka IwaoTatsuo Kakinuma
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