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Warlord of the Underworld
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Warlord of the Underworld

1998-01-03 · 145 min · Not rated

Crime · Drama · History

On the day of the festival at Takao Shrine in Koshu, a brawl breaks out at a local gambling den run by the boss, Kansuke of Saruya (played by Zo Ozawa). It’s the rowdy members of the Shimizu clan, led by Jirocho (Kinya Kitaoji), who uncover a cheating scheme. The chaos is brought to a halt by none other than Jirocho’s lifelong rival-Katsuzo of Kurokoma (Tetsuo Ishidate), a powerful local boss from Koshu...

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Production details

Directors
Akinori Matsuo
Production companies
Toei TV Production, TV Asahi
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Kinya KitaojiKinya KitaojiJirocho Shimizu
Tsurutaro KataokaTsurutaro KataokaIshimatsu Mori
Kimiko IkegamiKimiko IkegamiOcho
Hiroshi KatsunoHiroshi Katsuno
Eiichiro FunakoshiEiichiro Funakoshi
Kenjiro NashimotoKenjiro Nashimoto
Atsushi ÔnitaAtsushi Ônita
Kisuke YamashitaKisuke Yamashita
Kenichi SakuragiKenichi Sakuragi
Rikiya YasuokaRikiya Yasuoka
Kenji AnanKenji Anan
Tetsuo IshidateTetsuo Ishidate
Kaori YamaguchiKaori Yamaguchi
Takashi TaniguchiTakashi Taniguchi

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