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The Path of the King
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The Path of the King 1971 Directed by Masahiro Makino 日本やくざ伝　総長への道

When the aging leader of the yakuza gang Maeda-gumi decides to retire, many of the gang members have no confidence in the young man he has chosen to replace him. A fight for the succession begins.

Country Japan
Production Country Japan
Language Japanese
Spoken Language Japanese
Gneres Action , Crime
Production Company Toei Company
Release Date 6 March 1971
96 mins
Cast
Ken Takakura
Ken Takakura Ryutaro Fudo
Tomisaburō Wakayama
Tomisaburō Wakayama Torakichi Ohmatsu
Hiroki Matsukata
Hiroki Matsukata
Minoru Ōki
Minoru Ōki
Michiyo Kogure
Michiyo Kogure Osai
Yumiko Nogawa
Yumiko Nogawa Owaka
Bin Amatsu
Bin Amatsu
Kanjūrō Arashi
Kanjūrō Arashi Zenhachiro Minami
Tatsuo Endō
Tatsuo Endō
Jūshirō Konoe
Jūshirō Konoe
Koji Tsuruta
Koji Tsuruta Minokichi Kawai
Ryoichi Tamagawa
Ryoichi Tamagawa
Mika Kitagawa
Mika Kitagawa
Nobuo Yana
Nobuo Yana
Kojirō Kawanami
Kojirō Kawanami
Kazuyo Kyomachi
Kazuyo Kyomachi
Ryūko Azuma
Ryūko Azuma
Yoshiko Yashioji
Yoshiko Yashioji
Akihisa Toda
Akihisa Toda
Crew
Director
Masahiro Makino
Masahiro Makino
Writer
Kōji Takada
Kōji Takada
Cinematography
Shigeru Akatsuka
Shigeru Akatsuka
Composer
Chūji Kinoshita
Chūji Kinoshita
Production Design
Norimichi Igawa
Norimichi Igawa
Story
Shinji Fujiwara
Shinji Fujiwara