
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.


Tokyo, 1934. The boss of the clan that controls gambling agonizes and some of his followers propose to Nakai to take his place, but he refuses the offer.

Koji Tsuruta
Shinjirô Nakai

Sumiko Fuji
Hiroe

Hiroko Sakuramachi
Tsuyako

Hiroshi Nawa
Kôhei Ishido

Harumi Sone
Iwakichi Mizutani

Takamaru Sasaki
Gisuke Kawashima

Shinichirō Mikami
Otokichi Kobayashi

Tomisaburō Wakayama
Tetsuo Matsuda

Nobuo Kaneko
Tasaburô Senba

Meichō Soganoya
Uichirô Nishio
Big Time Gambling Boss is a drama, crime, thriller film released in 1968 exploring themes of gambling, yakuza, mob boss, 1930s. Directed by Kōsaku Yamashita, it stars Koji Tsuruta, Sumiko Fuji, Hiroko Sakuramachi. Tokyo, 1934. The boss of the clan that controls gambling agonizes and some of his followers propose to Nakai to take his place, but he refuses the offer.
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