

Young Boss: Prison Release
1965-08-14 · 87 min · ★ 4.8
The further adventures of Takeshi Nanjo, the Young Boss.
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- Directors
- Kazuo Ikehiro
- Production companies
- Daiei Film
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Raizō IchikawaTakeshi Nanjo
Yukiji Asaoka
Mikiko Tsubouchi
Goichi Yamada
Kōichi Mizuhara
Jōtarō Senba
Takashi Kanda
Asao Uchida
Tatsuya Ishiguro
Saburo Date
Manabu Morita
Yūsaku Terashima
Ichirō Takakura
Yūji Hamada
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