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The Path of the King

The Path of the King

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Overview

When the aging leader of the yakuza gang Maeda-gumi decides to retire, many of the gang members have no confidence in the young man he has chosen to replace him. A fight for the succession begins.

Directed by Masahiro Makino
Written by Kōji Takada, Shinji Fujiwara
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Top Cast

Ken Takakura

Ken Takakura

Ryutaro Fudo

Tomisaburō Wakayama

Tomisaburō Wakayama

Torakichi Ohmatsu

Hiroki Matsukata

Hiroki Matsukata

Minoru Ōki

Minoru Ōki

Michiyo Kogure

Michiyo Kogure

Osai

Yumiko Nogawa

Yumiko Nogawa

Owaka

Bin Amatsu

Bin Amatsu

Kanjūrō Arashi

Kanjūrō Arashi

Zenhachiro Minami

Tatsuo Endō

Tatsuo Endō

Jūshirō Konoe

Jūshirō Konoe

About The Path of the King

The Path of the King is a crime, action film released in 1971. Directed by Masahiro Makino, it stars Ken Takakura, Tomisaburō Wakayama, Hiroki Matsukata. When the aging leader of the yakuza gang Maeda-gumi decides to retire, many of the gang members have no confidence in the young man he has chosen to replace him. A fight for the succession begins.

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