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Code of Wolves
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Code of Wolves

1974-10-05 · 93 min · ★ 7.5

Crime · Action

In gangster-infested 1920s Yokohama, gambler Ishiguro gets in with the local gang -- but his view of life changes after the Great Kanto Earthquake.

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Directors
Shinji Murayama
Production companies
Toei Company
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Bunta SugawaraBunta Sugawara
Kyōsuke MachidaKyōsuke Machida
Akira KobayashiAkira Kobayashi
Renji IshibashiRenji Ishibashi
Harumi SoneHarumi Sone
Tsunehiko WataseTsunehiko Watase
Ryōhei UchidaRyōhei Uchida
Hideo MurotaHideo Murota
Takuzō KawataniTakuzō Kawatani
Hideji ŌtakiHideji Ōtaki
Shōtarō HayashiShōtarō Hayashi
Kenji KusumotoKenji Kusumoto
Hiroshi TanakaHiroshi Tanaka
Rie NakagawaRie Nakagawa
Maki Tachibana
Michirō MinamiMichirō Minami
Ryō NishidaRyō Nishida
Akira ShiojiAkira Shioji
Masaharu ArikawaMasaharu Arikawa
Hitoshi ŌmaeHitoshi Ōmae

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