
A Family(2021)
Taken in by the yakuza at a young age, Kenji swears allegiance to his old-school boss, pledging to adhere to the family code amid ever-changing times.

The first 'Yakuza Emblem Legend' film.

Hakuryu

Hitomi Matsuda

Shoken Kunimoto

Hidejiro Mizumoto

Daisuke Ohyama
Morijiro Tokito

Tatsuya Nakazawa
Shōta Nakagawa
Satoshi Hino
Go Igarashi
Yakuza Emblem Legend is a crime film released in 2021. Directed by Shūji Kataoka, it stars Hakuryu, Hitomi Matsuda, Shoken Kunimoto. The first 'Yakuza Emblem Legend' film.
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