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The Heartbreak Yakuza
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The Heartbreak Yakuza

1987-09-12 · 102 min · ★ 5.0

Crime · Romance · Drama · Action

A hardened gangster encounters by chance a woman he hasn't seen since childhood. They are both engulfed in the underground world of intergang warfare.

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Directors
Masato Harada
Production companies
Burning Production, Shochiku-Fuji Company
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Hiromi GoHiromi Go
Mariko IshiharaMariko Ishihara
Akira EmotoAkira Emoto
Koichi SatoKoichi Sato
Kazuya KimuraKazuya Kimura
Daisuke ShimaDaisuke Shima
Rikiya YasuokaRikiya Yasuoka
Yasuo DaichiYasuo Daichi
Yoshio HaradaYoshio Harada
Tamio Kageyama
Yoneko MatsukaneYoneko Matsukane
Chin Naitô
Reiko NanjoReiko Nanjo
Takashi SasanoTakashi Sasano
Kaku TakashinaKaku Takashina
Susumu TerajimaSusumu Terajima
Jôtarô Watanabe
Kimiko YoKimiko Yo
Yuya UchidaYuya Uchida
Shiro SanoShiro Sano

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