

Operation Plazma in Osaka
1976-01-31 · 95 min · ★ 7.7
Amidst Japan's postwar economic boom, yakuza factions in Osaka fight for survival when Japan's largest crime syndicate plans a hostile takeover.
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- Directors
- Sadao Nakajima
- Production companies
- Toei Company
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Hiroki Matsukata
Tatsuo Umemiya
Tsunehiko Watase
Akira Kobayashi
Mikio Narita
Tetsuro Tamba
Yūki Meguro
Yūko Katagiri
Sanae Nakahara
Renji Ishibashi
Kan Mikami
Takuzō Kawatani
Hideo Murota
Junkichi Orimoto
Hōsei Komatsu
Harumi Sone
Shōtarō Hayashi
Eiji Gō
Gorō Ibuki
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