

The Pledge
1972-07-30 · 103 min · ★ 5.8
When Omuro Yahachi of the Omuro family is selected as Mutsumikai Soke's successor, the conflict between the Kitakyushu and Wakamatsu begins.
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- Directors
- Kōsaku Yamashita
- Production companies
- Toei Company
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Koji Tsuruta
Tomisaburō Wakayama
Bunta Sugawara
Yūko Hamada
Hiroki Matsukata
Junko Matsudaira
Gorō Ibuki
Tatsuo Endō
Akira Shioji
Ryūtarō Tatsumi
Ryūko Azuma
Nobuo Kaneko
Takashi Noguchi
Hiroshi Kubo
Tomiko Ishii
Masaharu Arikawa
Takuzō Kawatani
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