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Violent Streets

1974-04-13 · 96 min · ★ 6.8

Crime · Drama

With a Kansai syndicate setting their sights on Tokyo, a former yakuza boss gets dragged back into a world of violence.

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Directors
Hideo Gosha
Production companies
Toei Company
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Noboru AndōNoboru AndōKoichi Egawa
Akira KobayashiAkira KobayashiRyuji Yazaki
Isao NatsuyagiIsao NatsuyagiYuki Hama
Asao KoikeAsao KoikeMoroki
Ryōji HayamaRyōji HayamaFutahashi
Miyoko AkazaMiyoko AkazaYuko Gohara
Madame JoyHitman
Maki KawamuraMaki KawamuraAkiko Yoshii
Minami NakatsugawaMinami Nakatsugawa
Hideo MurotaHideo MurotaKunihiro Mochizuki
Hiroshi TanakaHiroshi TanakaShow Host
Rikiya YasuokaRikiya YasuokaGeorge
Yasuko MatsuiYasuko MatsuiMinami's Mother
Nobuo YanaNobuo YanaHigashimatsu
Kyōichi SatōKyōichi SatōYamaoka
Sei HiraizumiSei HiraizumiHaruo Yoshii
Shigeji TakadaGohara
Don KamiyaDon Kamiya
Kyoko TakaraDancer
Nana TakaraDancer

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