
Sailor Suit and Machine Gun(1981)
A high-school girl inherits a declining yakuza organization, which seeks to repair its fortunes under her leadership.

Hidejirō is sent to prison after killing the boss of a rival family. After being released, he discovers that his family has scattered and he is taken in by a company of quarry workers, whose boss has a strict code of non-violence. When the rival family tries to take over the company and kills their boss, Hidejirō must choose between his promise of non-violence and his yakuza code of revenge...

Ken Takakura
Hanada Hidejiro

Sumiko Fuji

Kyōsuke Machida
Tokichi
Chie Kobayashi

Tamami Natsu

Rinichi Yamamoto
Minegishi Ryuhei

Harumi Sone
Shinji Kono

Shinsuke Mikimoto

Bokuzen Hidari
Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo is a drama film released in 1969 exploring themes of japan, yakuza, shōwa era (1926-89). Directed by Masahiro Makino, it stars Ken Takakura, Sumiko Fuji, Kyōsuke Machida. Hidejirō is sent to prison after killing the boss of a rival family. After being released, he discovers that his family has scattered and he is taken in by a company of quarry workers, whose boss has a strict code of non-violence. When the rival family tries to take over the company and kills their boss, Hidejirō must choose between his promise of non-violence and his yakuza code of revenge...
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