

Code of Wolves
1974-10-05 · 93 min · ★ 7.5
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 Sugawara
Kyōsuke Machida
Akira Kobayashi
Renji Ishibashi
Harumi Sone
Tsunehiko Watase
Ryōhei Uchida
Hideo Murota
Takuzō Kawatani
Hideji Ōtaki
Shōtarō Hayashi
Kenji Kusumoto
Hiroshi Tanaka
Rie Nakagawa
Michirō Minami
Ryō Nishida
Akira Shioji
Masaharu Arikawa
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