

Down with The Big Boss
1979-03-24 · 137 min · ★ 8.0
In pre-war Japan, two members of a large yakuza syndicate instigate a turf war that embroils the highest echelons of Tokyo's underworld.
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- Directors
- Sadao Nakajima
- Production companies
- Toei Company
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Bunta SugawaraHachiyo Shunji
Kentarō ShimizuSuguru Shindo
Johnny OhkuraTetsuo Kanei
Ichirō OguraTakohachi Umino
Yoichi MiuraMinoru Hasabe
Junko NatsuGinko Shirasaki
Aiko MorishitaNanako Harumi
Eiko MatsudaUkiyo
Reiko IkeSayoko Iseki
Kirin KikiOkonomiyaki Manager
Nobuo Kaneko
Shin KishidaAssassin
Kō NishimuraGlass-Eating Mime
Mikio Narita
Asao KoikeKazuaki Yashiro
Kunie Tanaka
Kazuo Funaki
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