
Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen(2015)
Ryuzo and his 7 former henchmen are all retired yakuza, but they now live as regular old men. One day, Ryuzo becomes the victim of a phishing fraud. He calls his 7 men together to reform their society.

A young intellectual conscientious objector is forced to serve with the Japanese army in Manchuria. He joins with a dim-witted former gangster in an effort to desert by stealing a train.

Shintarō Katsu
Kisaburo Omiya

Takahiro Tamura
Arita

Eiko Taki
Midori

Mikio Narita

Tōru Abe

Keiko Awaji
Otomaru

Yumiko Nogawa

Toshiyuki Hosokawa

Hōsei Komatsu
Michio Minami
Hoodlum Soldier is a action, war, comedy film released in 1965. Directed by Yasuzō Masumura, it stars Shintarō Katsu, Takahiro Tamura, Eiko Taki. A young intellectual conscientious objector is forced to serve with the Japanese army in Manchuria. He joins with a dim-witted former gangster in an effort to desert by stealing a train.
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