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Oyaji

2007-08-25 · 108 min · ★ 10.0

Action · Drama

Surrounded by violence for as long as he can remember, Ryoudo Numata has steeled himself into a tremendously tough man, growing to become the very essence of "manliness" himself in order to live his life in peace. When members of a yakuza clan set on fire to his house to facilitate a real estate transaction, Kumada murders them and gets jailed for it. 15 years later, finally free, he will now have to reconnect with his family who clearly are in disarray due his long absence and face the distrust of his children who know nothing of their father except that he had abandoned them.

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Directors
Yoshifusa Ide, Sonny Chiba
Production companies
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Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Sonny ChibaSonny ChibaRyudo Numata
Yoshiko TanakaYoshiko TanakaToshiko Numata
Hiromi KitagawaHiromi KitagawaYoko Numata
Mackenyu MaedaMackenyu MaedaNumata (Childhood)
Keita SaitoKeita SaitoShingo Numata
Hideo SakakiHideo SakakiYasushi Tsugawa
Seiichirō KameishiSeiichirō KameishiSeitarou
Yasutaka TsutsuiYasutaka TsutsuiBoss
Yuji KishimotoYuji Kishimoto
Yutaka MatsushigeYutaka Matsushige

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