
Rainy Dog(1997)
A Japanese assassin stranded in Taiwan must take work from a local crime boss to make ends meet when suddenly a woman from his past delivers a son to him.



Tomisaburō Wakayama
Shimamura Seikichi

Minoru Ōki

Shingo Yamashiro

Nijiko Kiyokawa

Keiko Yumi

Shinichirō Mikami

Masumi Tachibana

Shōtarō Hayashi

Masaru Shiga

Kenji Ushio
The Yakuza Awaits is a crime, drama, thriller film released in 1969 exploring themes of yakuza. Directed by Kōsaku Yamashita, it stars Tomisaburō Wakayama, Minoru Ōki, Shingo Yamashiro. Forth film in the Gokudo series with Tomisaburô Wakayama
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